1st Edition

Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives Finding a Voice of Their Own

By Ravi Malhotra, Morgan Rowe Copyright 2014
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

Building on David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger’s work analyzing the narratives of people with physical and learning disabilities, this book examines the life stories of twelve physically disabled Canadian adults through the prism of the social model of disablement. Using a grounded theory approach and with extensive reporting of the thoughts of the participants in their own words, the book uses... Read more
1. Disability Rights, Narratives and Identities: An Overview  2. Methodology  3. Educational Barriers  4. Employment Barriers  5. Transportation Barriers  6. Gendered Expectations, the Body and Identity  7. Toward an Inclusive Society

Biography

Ravi Malhotra is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. 

Morgan Rowe, J.D. is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Canada.