Children's experiences of disability: pointers to a social model of childhood disability
Connors, Clare and Stalker, Kirsten (2007) Children's experiences of disability: pointers to a social model of childhood disability. Disability and Society, 22 (1). pp. 19-33. ISSN 0968-7599 (https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590601056162)
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Abstract
The social model of disability has paid little attention to disabled children, with few attempts to explore how far it provides an adequate explanatory framework for their experiences. This paper reports findings from a two-year study exploring the lived experiences of 26 disabled children aged 7-15. They experienced disability in four ways - in terms of impairment, difference, other people's behaviour towards them, and material barriers. Most young people presented themselves as similar to non-disabled children: it is suggested they may have lacked a positive language with which to discuss difference. It is further argued that Thomas's (1999) social relational model of disability can help inform understandings of children's experiences, with 'barriers to being' having particular significance.
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Item type: Article ID code: 3939 Dates: DateEvent2007PublishedNotes: Also published in 'Equality, Participation and Inclusion Diverse Perspectives' (2010), ISBN: 9780415584234 (This is a variant record) Subjects: Education > Special aspects of education
Medicine > Pediatrics > Child Health. Child health servicesDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator Date deposited: 06 Aug 2007 Last modified: 10 Oct 2024 15:13 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3939