How attitudes disable

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.

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Topics:
Human Rights

Author:
Presented by Lynne Haultain

Source:
Up Close ep.399

Date published:
Tue 1st Aug, 2017