Deconstructing disability
How can we redefine societal perceptions of people with disabilities?
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Ethical Theories and Discourses through an Ability Expectations and Ableism Lens: The Case of Enhancement and Global Regulation
In Ableism, Ableism and general human performance enhancement;, Ableism Ethics and Governance on January 9, 2013 at 8:26 pmWolbring, Gregor (2012) Ethical Theories and Discourses through an Ability Expectations and Ableism Lens: The Case of Enhancement and Global Regulation in Asian Bioethics Review Volume 4, Issue 4,pp. 293-309 | DOI: 10.1353/asb.2012.0033
Expanding Ableism: Taking down the Ghettoization of Impact of Disability Studies Scholars
In Ableism, Open access publications, Peer Reviewed Papers, Publications on July 6, 2012 at 12:54 pmAbstract: This paper highlights the utility of an expanded ableism concept beyond how it is used in disability studies; expanding the concept of ableism so it connects with all aspects of societies and making ableism applicable to many academic fields. It introduces this expanded form of ableism as a new angle of cultural research and suggests it to be one possible venue for disability studies scholars to escape the ghettoization of their impact.
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Redesigning People: How Medtech Could Expand Beyond the Injured – David Ewing Duncan – Health – The Atlantic
In Ableism, Ableism and general human performance enhancement; on February 28, 2012 at 12:59 amAbleism and Ability Studies | NNDR
In Ableism on February 23, 2012 at 6:40 pmAmputee Marny Cringle growing new leg | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au
In Ableism, Ableism in the media, Body on February 17, 2012 at 1:32 amEye, arm, & leg prostheses, cyborgs, eyeborgs, Deus Ex, and ableism « FrogHeart
In Ableism on December 13, 2011 at 6:50 amEye, arm, & leg prostheses, cyborgs, eyeborgs, Deus Ex, and ableism « FrogHeart
In Ableism, Ableism and design, Ableism and general human performance enhancement; on November 6, 2011 at 10:23 pmFuturisms: “Fixed” — A New Documentary on Disability and Transhumanism
In Ableism, Ableism and general human performance enhancement; on October 25, 2011 at 3:26 amNew Article: Meaning of Inclusion throughout the History of the Paralympic Games and Movement
In Ableism, Ableism Sports on August 9, 2010 at 12:49 amWolbring, Legg and Stahnisch (2010) Meaning of Inclusion throughout the History of the Paralympic Games and Movement in The International Journal of Sport & Society Volume 1, Number 3 p81-93
Abstract: Sport, both elite and recreational, is seen as important for the quality of lives, self-esteem,
independence and social integration of people with disabilities. At the same time, many people with
disabilities feel that there is not enough opportunity, recognition and support to participate in sport.
Inclusion in society is a main goal of people with disabilities and various efforts have been made in
this regard specifically in mainstreaming people with disabilities into recreational sport and physical
education in schools. What, however, is the inclusion reality and vision within high profile, high performance
sport? What is the inclusion discourse and inclusion vision within the Paralympic movement
and Games especially as it pertains to the relationship between the Paralympic and Olympic Games?
What might the future hold for the relationship between the Olympic and Paralympic Games? What
might the inclusion discourse look like in the future? To answer these questions this paper will address
the inclusion discourse within the Paralympic Movement by investigating the historical vision of Sir
Ludwig Guttmann (1899-1980), the founder of the Paralympic Movement and by tracking the inclusion
discourse of the Paralympic Movement from its inception until today. This paper finally thematizes
the issue of inclusion by looking at possible future scenarios of the Paralympic Games and its relationship
to the Olympic Games keeping in mind advances in the next generations of therapeutic assistive
devices that will inevitably narrow the performance gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
