Dr Sonali Shah is a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Nottingham University. Her research interests are connected with disabled childhoods and young people, special education versus inclusion, career choices and transitional development.

`Disabled people can be seen pejoratively as a homogenous group that are typically 'weak' and 'needy' and thus unable to undertake the rigours of professional care work. Shah also notes that disabled people are often wrongly assumed to have a high level of absences from work and to be thought generally less capable. Such discriminatory attitudes must be set aside. Disabled people are first and foremost people and will have a contribution to make to the professions, not least because of the invaluable problem solving skills they acquire in having to overcome everyday problems that many of us take for granted. Shah's book will hopefully provide inspiration for disabled professional staff, students and service users and show that equality and success are achievable for disabled people.'

• 1. Career Success of Disabled High-Flyers: Introduction. 2. The Role of Disabled People in the Workplace. 3. Meanings of Success for High-flyers. 4. Childhood 5. Education. 6. Individual Personality and Motivation; Their Roles in Career Success 7. Career Choice and Experiences. 8.A Portrait of the Disabled High-Flyer. References. Appendices. Index.

Dr Sonali Shah is a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Nottingham University. Her research interests are connected with disabled childhoods and young people, special education versus inclusion, career choices and transitional development.

`Disabled people can be seen pejoratively as a homogenous group that are typically 'weak' and 'needy' and thus unable to undertake the rigours of professional care work. Shah also notes that disabled people are often wrongly assumed to have a high level of absences from work and to be thought generally less capable. Such discriminatory attitudes must be set aside. Disabled people are first and foremost people and will have a contribution to make to the professions, not least because of the invaluable problem solving skills they acquire in having to overcome everyday problems that many of us take for granted. Shah's book will hopefully provide inspiration for disabled professional staff, students and service users and show that equality and success are achievable for disabled people.'

• 1. Career Success of Disabled High-Flyers: Introduction. 2. The Role of Disabled People in the Workplace. 3. Meanings of Success for High-flyers. 4. Childhood 5. Education. 6. Individual Personality and Motivation; Their Roles in Career Success 7. Career Choice and Experiences. 8.A Portrait of the Disabled High-Flyer. References. Appendices. Index.