Dustin Galer received his PhD in history from the University of Toronto. He is the founder of MyHistorian (www.myhistorian.ca) where he works as a personal historian.

"This is an ambitious and largely successful book. It deserves a wide readership because of its potential to expand the historiography about work, rights and rights movements, and policy (federal and provincial) – in the style of the new disability history – by bringing a disability analysis to bear on these topics."- Jason Ellis, University of British Columbia (H-Net Reviews) "The strength of Working towards Equity is the rich narrative the author weaves. Detail surrounding the intricacies and complex relationships among the various disability voices is provided, ensuring that this volume will be well cited for years to come. Even better is the fact that it is grounded in the employment experiences of thirty disabled people over a period of forty years." - Mario Levesque, Mount Allison University ( BC Studies)

• AcknowledgmentsIllustrationsIntroduction1. Disability Activism, Work and Identity2. Family Advocacy and the Struggle for Economic Integration3. Rehabilitation, Awareness Campaigns, and the Pursuit of Employability4. "A Voice of Our Own": Disability Rights Activism and Struggle to Work5. Sheltered Workshops and the Evolution of Disability Advocacy6. Employers and the Ideological (Re)Construction of the Workplace7. Rise and Decline of the Activist Canadian State8. Labour Organizations, Disability Rights, and the Limitations of Social Unionism in CanadaConclusionBibliographyNotesAppendix I: AbbreviationsAppendix II: Profile of Interview Participants