This book explores how being "disabled" originates in the physical
world, social representations and rules, and historical power
relations-the interplay of which render bodies "normal" or not. Do
parking signs that represent people in wheelchairs as
self-propelling influence how we view dis/ability? How do
wheelchair users understand their own bodies and an environment not
built for them? By asking questions like these the authors reveal
how normalization has informed people's experiences of their bodies
and their fight for substantive equality. Understanding these
processes requires acknowledging the tension between social
construction and embodiment as well as centering the intersection
of dis/abilities with other identities, such as race, class,
gender, sex orientation, citizen status, and so on. Scholars and
researchers will find that this book provides new avenues for
thinking about dis/ability. A wider audience will find it
accessible and informative.
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