Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Part 1: The context for disablement in older age

2. Defining disability

3. Literature: ageing, disability and lifecourse

4. Public policies on ageing and disability

Part 2: Empirical findings

5. Disabling bodies

6. Disabling or enabling contexts

7. Responding to challenges

8. Comparison: disability with ageing and ageing with disability

9. Conclusion

Methodological annexe

About the Author

Ann Leahy is a postdoctoral researcher at the ERC-funded DANCING Project at Maynooth University's Department of Law and the ALL Institute. She was previously Assistant CEO of Age & Opportunity, a non-governmental organisation in Ireland.