Rethinking our assumptions about people with impairments is a critical step towards more inclusiveness
Social epidemiologist Professor Eric Emerson argues that “disability” and “being disabled” really refer to the effects of social and economic marginalisation of people with certain types of physical or mental impairments, and not the personal impact of the impairments themselves.
Listen to or download podcast, read transcript (off-site)- Topics:
- Human Rights
- Author:
- Presented by Lynne Haultain
- Source:
- Up Close ep.399
- Date published:
- Tue 1st Aug, 2017