Cultural Representation of Disabled People: Dustbins for Disavowal?

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Authors

Tom Shakespeare · University of Sunderland

Abstract

ABSTRACT Impairment and imagery are neglected within the social model approaches to disability. This is connected to a neglect of representation. Comparing the experience of disabled people to that of women, I explore the prejudice underlying cultural representation, using a variety of theoretical models. I conclude by suggesting an explanation for popular prejudice against disabled people.

Topics & Keywords

Hearing Impairment and Communication Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Social and Cultural Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Disability & Society

Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. 283-299

DOI: 10.1080/09687599466780341

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