While significant research has been produced in the field of
disability studies, little attention has been paid to experiences
of chronic illness. Working Bodies emphasizes the workplace as an
important site for understanding such experiences, as employment
status has an enormous impact on social and economic standing in
Canadian society. The essays in this collection examine the
perspectives of both workers and employers, painting a disturbing
picture of the challenges that people with chronic illness face in
an already demanding labour market. The focus on the Canadian
workplace allows for an in-depth understanding of this context and
for meaningful comparisons between populations and across workplace
environments. Contributors include scholars and practitioners in
disability studies, health sciences, geography, occupational
therapy, sociology, and labour relations, their expert knowledge
ranging from the imperatives of employers, to lived experiences of
chronic illness, to the application of workplace policy. By
combining research-based chapters with personal reflections on work
and chronic illness, Working Bodies grounds itself in existing
scholarship while opening up new avenues of discussion.
Contributors include Terri Aversa, Andrea Black, Keri Cameron
(McMaster University), Nicolette Carlan (University of Waterloo),
Vera Chouinard (McMaster University), Valorie A, Crooks (Simon
Fraser University), Julie Devaney, Le-Ann Dolan, Adam Gilgoff,
Nancy Hutchinson (Queen's University), Vicki Kristman (Lakehead
University), Terry Krupa (Queen's University), Rosemary Lysaght
(Queen's University), Margaret Oldfield (University of Toronto),
Michelle Owen (University of Winnipeg), Melissa Popiel, Wendy
Porch, William S. Shaw (University of Massachusetts), Corinne
Stevens, Iffath Syed (York University), Joan Versnel (Dalhousie
University), and Kelly Williams-Whitt (University of Lethbridge).
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