Social theory of disability Proponents: the theory was pioneered by Stephene Taylor, Michael Oliver, Tom Shakespeare, Scott Danforth, Jenny Morris, Rosemarie Garland Thomso, Dan Goodley, Christopher Newell, Mark Rapley and Simi Linton. This theory had the following tenets; Firstly, the theory argues that it is the society that disables a person, not their individual differences. Secondly, the theory refers to the impairment as the individual ability differences of bodies; that is, all people cannot bear the same body with the same abilities. For example, the way we build buildings disables people in wheel chairs. The theory is drawn from the work of post structuralists, social construction, feminist and Marxist frameworks to inform the deconstructive work undertaken in examining disability construct. Stiker (2000: 14) reveals truth about SOCIAL DISABILITY THEORY through the following statements; “There is no history of thought outside the history of systems of thought. There is no speech outside systems of languages. There is no spirituality outside received spiritual frameworks. There is no disability, no disabled, outside precise social and cultural constructions; There is no attitude toward disability outside a series of societal references and constructions" .
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:18:04 +0000
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