Abstract
Non-disabled responses to visible impairment embody either social invisibility or over-attentiveness. The subjective and inter-subjective experiences of impaired bodies and intersubjective encounters within society are important aspects of disablement and the construction of a disabled identity. Impairment is read by and influences the social structure of ableism. This paper attempts to understand how ableist discourses about impaired bodies have impacted on and been resisted by disabled people and how embodiment is related to identity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 190-203 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Disability and Society |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- ableism
- Portugal
- impaired bodies
- identity
- embodiment
- body politics
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Loja, E., Costa, M. E., Hughes, B., & Menezes, I. (2013). Disability, embodiment and ableism: stories of resistance. Disability and Society, 28(2), 190-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.705057