Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives by Ravi Malhotra

Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives by Ravi Malhotra

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 narratives to explore whether an advocacy identity helps or hinders dealings with systemic barriers for disabled people in education, employment, and transportation. The book underscores how both physical and attitudinal barriers by educators, employers and service providers complicate the lives of disabled people. The book places a particular focus on the importance of political economy and the changes to the labour market for understanding the marginalization and oppression of people with disabilities. By melding socio-legal approaches with insights from feminist, critical race, and queer legal theory, Ravi Malhotra and Morgan Rowe ask if we need to reconsider the social model of disablement, and proposes avenues for inclusive legal reform.

'What makes it unique is its focus on legal issues..A further strength of the book is the delicate balance between rich personal narratives and coverage of societal legal issues...But perhaps more importantly, there is an abundance of scholarship in this book that allows readers to choose what they want to focus on, and likely repeatedly return to this book.'- Maria I. Medved, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, PsycCRITIQUES, April 2015

"Overall, the excerpts from the students’ narratives throughout the book paint a vivid and detailed picture of the advocacy mechanisms employed and emotions experienced to manage and challenge societal barriers, making this a very compelling and informative read. Their text makes a substantial contribution to understanding the relationship between disability identity, disability rights awareness, and an advocacy identity. As a result, I recommend the work to a broad audience." - Samantha Butler, Carleton University, October 2016

Ravi Malhotra is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada.  Morgan Rowe, J.D. is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Canada.

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ISBN 13	9781138918825
ISBN 10	1138918822
Title	Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives
Author	Ravi Malhotra
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2015-04-10
Number of pages	248
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