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Disability and dependency: a challenge for the Social Services
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 1(1), 1983, pp.1-7.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The paper was presented originally to the SSRG Workshop on 'The Challenge of Dependency" in April 1981, the International Year of Disabled People. It was addressed partly to the issue of opportunities for action during the IYPD and therefore has been revised to take account of some subsequent changes in policy. It is argued that the deprivation and marginality of disabled people rests on social processes, rather than physical and mental disabilities. One important way in which this is legitimated is through the social construction of people with disabilities as a dependent minority. Research, it is argued, has tended to take this popular image for granted, and has concentrated on describing and measuring certain forms of dependency.
“My body came between us” accounts of partner-abused women with physical disabilities
- Author:
- RICH Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 29(4), 2014, pp.418-433.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Women with physical disabilities are at high risk of intimate partner violence. In addition they are subject to inaccurate stereotypes, including challenges to their gender identities. Like other assaulted women, they may reframe the violence they experience in order to reduce stigmatisation. Nineteen formerly abused women with disabilities discussed their coping strategies and reasons for remaining in abusive relationships. Results were content analysed using feminist and Interactionist lenses. Respondents used neutralisation strategies common to abused women but incorporated disability-specific elements. Accounts tended to bolster a stereotypically feminine (gendered, nurturant, or sexual) identity. Policy and clinical implications are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
A preliminary study of some broad disability related themes within the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Author:
- MARTIN Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 25(5), August 2010, pp.539-549.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disablism is defined as discriminatory, oppressive or abusive behaviour arising from the belief that disabled people are inferior to others. In this article the author considers some broad disability related themes (by disabled performers and by others) focusing on her personal experience of the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedy is covered in most detail with particular focus on one performer. Reference is also made to other performance categories, such as drama, and to some influences from beyond the fringe. Consideration is given to whether disabled comedians can be disablist and whether disability equality legislation is impacting what happens in performances. Disablism, othering and freak show genre were amongst the themes which emerged. From the perspective of a disability aware audience member the author found that unreconstructed disablism in comedy appeared to be fairly widespread within the fringe, mainly manifesting itself via the idle use of othering language. In addition to this physical access to venues was very poor.
Sexuality and disability: a case of occupational injustice
- Authors:
- SAKELLARIOU Dikaios, ALGADO Simo Salvador
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(2), February 2006, pp.69-76.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Sexuality is an integral part of human life; however, people with disabilities often report an unsatisfying sexual life. The aim of this study was both to explore the reasons for the reported unsatisfying life and to reframe it in terms of occupational injustice and denial of participation in meaningful occupation. In-depth interviews were carried out with six men with a spinal cord injury. Thematic analysis was applied to the data and formed the basis for the textural description of the participants' experiences. The study participants generally found that certain societal beliefs and attitudes had an impact on their participation in sexuality-related occupations. They were experiencing occupational injustice as a result of the restriction of engagement in meaningful occupation. Impairment per se was usually not perceived as a barrier to a fulfilling sexual life. The study concluded that occupational therapists should embrace occupational justice as the main purpose of the profession and include issues of sexuality in their agenda.
Is what you need what you really want?
- Author:
- STEVENS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(3), 2002, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Need is good and want is bad is the first lesson of care manager, says the author. But when it comes to the supply of personal care products, shouldn't disabled people be involved in choosing them? However argues that disabled people should be involved in choosing their own personal care products.
'Did you see that guy in the wheelchair down the pub?' Interactions across difference in a public place
- Authors:
- LENNEY Michael, SERCOMBE Howard
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(1), January 2002, pp.5-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Most research undertaken on interactions between able-bodied people and people with physical disabilities has focused on the way that people with disabilities are de-humanised during the interaction process. Little attention has been given to the possibility that able bodied people are unsure of how to go about interacting with people with disabilities. Reports a qualitative study of interaction in public places with Elton, a young person coping with cerebral palsy. Elton and the other participants used visual symbols to assess approachability, status, ability, attractiveness, and quality of character. The difficulty in each encounter is that it is shaped by people's interpretation of the other, arrived at by their own projections of meaning attached to the 'form' of the body.
Sex on wheels
- Author:
- RAYNER Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 8.9.99, 1999, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The myth that people with severe disabilities are unable to have sex and, in any case, are not interested in it, persists. This article explores the contrary opinions and experiences of people with disabilities.
'Out of place', knowing one's place': space, power and the exclusion of disabled people
- Author:
- KITCHIN Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(3), June 1998, pp.343-356.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disabled people are marginalised and excluded from 'mainstream' society. In general, our understanding of the processes of exclusion is grounded in time and history. This article argues that space, as well as time, is instrumental in reproducing and sustaining disablist practices. Spaces are currently organised to keep disabled people 'in their place' and 'written' to convey to disabled people that they are 'out of place'. Contends that an understanding of society's reaction to, and the experiences of, disability should be framed within an approach that combines a spatialised political economy with social constructivism. Unlike neo-Marxist approaches this approach is centred on notions of power rather than capital. Using this approach, the spatialities of disability are explored.
Neighbors' perceptions of group homes
- Author:
- COOK James R.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(4), August 1997, pp.287-299.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Neighbours often presume that group homes (GHs) have negative effects on their neighbourhoods, but it is unclear how often GHs actually have adverse affects. Reports on a survey of neighbours and "non-neighbours" of group homes for people with disabilities in the USA. Neighbours were asked about their experiences and non-neighbours were asked about their expectations of what it would be like to live near a group home, both positive and negative. The research supports prior findings that expectations of negative effects are much greater than what is actually experienced by neighbours. It also suggests that GH operators might wish to capitalise on the positive expectations that may be overshadowed by the more commonly voiced negative expectations.
Counselling disabled people: a counsellor's perspective
- Author:
- OLIVER Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(3), September 1995, pp.261-279.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
For many years professionals have assumed that disability is a problem for impaired individuals and that it is the disability that causes emotional or psychological problems. This research examines whether a specific model of counselling is needed to help disabled people cope with emotional effects of their disability. The causes of psychological distress are discussed and the way in which counsellors work are studied. Findings showed that more often than not it is the client's lack of control over their physical and social environment and not the impairment that causes emotional difficulties. Counsellors indicated that, through the facilitation of counselling, a sense of self empowerment in practical, emotional and social area could be achieved and this was the central theme emerging as the most distinctive aspect of counselling clients with physical impairments.