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