Blindness and the Interactional Emergence of Disability

By analysing interactions between blind and sighted individuals, this article shows that, under certain circumstances, the process of social interaction can identify blind participants not only as impaired, but also as disabled. When blind individuals interact with sighted strangers, they often need...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wendelin Reich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2006-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/articles/240