Naming, blaming and claiming ablism

The lived experiences of lawyers and advocates with disabilities

Bibliographic Data

ID12313690
AuthorsPaul Harpur (0000-0002-3350-0381, The University of Queensland, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume29
Issue8
Pages1234-1247
Publication date2014-07-30
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisability & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09687599.2014.923749
OpenAlexW2160863673
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

The social model explains that different abilities are not the true cause of disablement. Ablist institutions and practices construct a certain level of ability as disability. How do people respond when they are being disabled by society? This study analyses how 28 advocates and lawyers with disabilities respond when they confront ablism. This study employs the naming, blaming and claiming model to map the conduct of 28 lawyers and advocates with disabilities from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Despite their empowered position, participants often did not claim for every act of ablism. This study analyses why participants did not claim. One of the primary issues raised by participants was a gap between the range of parties who caused disablement in society and the way in which anti-discrimination laws attributed duties

Construct (python library · Lived experience · Political science · Position (finance · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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