Jennifer Gagnon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6504938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Gagnon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Gagnon |
| SIGNATURE | GAGNON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Accessible Care
Substance use disorders comprise a significant portion of disability experiences in Canada and are often experienced alongside other disabilities. During the pandemic, there were declines in healthcare and substance use treatment utilization. In response, new risk mitigation guidelines aimed to increase substance use treatment accessibility, advancing the right to available, accessible, acceptable, and quality healthcare. Injectable opioid agonis…
We are not anything alike’
Despite inclusive rhetoric, disabled peoples’ participation in the Health and Human Service (HHS) professions remains limited. This study explores the perspectives of individuals in the HHS sector regarding inclusion-related barriers and facilitators. We found three mechanisms that marginalize disabled people in HHS education and professions: dominant disabling discourses; discriminatory design within programmes and universities; and oppressive i…
Lessons in suffering
Political theory often sees disability through the negative language of abnormality and inability, which perceives disability as a deficiency that deviates from the able-bodied. However, critical disability studies strives to transform the disabling language of political theory into an enabling project that sees the ability, unique perspectives, capacities, and contributions of people with disabilities. Through Sophocles’ Philoctetes, this articl…
We are not anything alike’
Despite inclusive rhetoric, disabled peoples’ participation in the Health and Human Service (HHS) professions remains limited. This study explores the perspectives of individuals in the HHS sector regarding inclusion-related barriers and facilitators. We found three mechanisms that marginalize disabled people in HHS education and professions: dominant disabling discourses; discriminatory design within programmes and universities; and oppressive i…
Lessons in suffering
Political theory often sees disability through the negative language of abnormality and inability, which perceives disability as a deficiency that deviates from the able-bodied. However, critical disability studies strives to transform the disabling language of political theory into an enabling project that sees the ability, unique perspectives, capacities, and contributions of people with disabilities. Through Sophocles’ Philoctetes, this articl…
We are not anything alike’
Despite inclusive rhetoric, disabled peoples’ participation in the Health and Human Service (HHS) professions remains limited. This study explores the perspectives of individuals in the HHS sector regarding inclusion-related barriers and facilitators. We found three mechanisms that marginalize disabled people in HHS education and professions: dominant disabling discourses; discriminatory design within programmes and universities; and oppressive i…
Accessible Care
Substance use disorders comprise a significant portion of disability experiences in Canada and are often experienced alongside other disabilities. During the pandemic, there were declines in healthcare and substance use treatment utilization. In response, new risk mitigation guidelines aimed to increase substance use treatment accessibility, advancing the right to available, accessible, acceptable, and quality healthcare. Injectable opioid agonis…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agonist (1 work) · Business (1 work)