Essays about: "invisible disability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words invisible disability.

  1. 1. Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence : A Minor Field Study on women and girls with disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Felicia Häggstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Disability; Sexual Violence; Vulnerability; South Africa;

    Abstract : To live a life protected from exploitation, violence, and abuse is a fundamental human right. However, this seems to be a difficult human right to fulfill, at least for women and girls living with disabilities. READ MORE

  3. 2. ”Who has the time to discuss gender equality in that chaos?” : - Mothers perspectives about gender equality when having a child with special needs

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Sara-Lina Lock; [2020]
    Keywords : Motherhood; disability; everyday life; gender equality; intersectionality; emotional labor; identity shift;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to explore mothers experiences of having a child with special needs througha gender equality perspective. Four mothers were interviewed through a semi-structured interview guide. Feminist disability studies and emotional labor with an intersectional perspective have been the guiding framework. READ MORE

  4. 3. The experience of traveling for young people with a hearing impairment– Voices of invisible disabled

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Lina Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Tourism; disability; hearing impairment; transport; traveling modes;

    Abstract : Tourism has become a major part of today's society and has been seen as a human privilege. The expansion of tourism makes travel more accessible to more people. Still, people with a disability can face difficulties when traveling for the purpose of tourism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Disability Bias and the Misrepresentation of Chronic Illness and Invisible Disability in Contemporary YA Fiction

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Fois; [2018]
    Keywords : invisible disability; chronic illness; young adult; fiction; literature; misrepresentation; disability bias; romanticisation; miracle cure trope; Nicola Yoon; Everything Everything;

    Abstract : Despite the success illness novels have acquired in the last decade, the misrepresentation of chronic illness in the Young Adult genre is still going unnoticed. In an ableist society that still needs to be educated about invisible disabilities, most of the contemporary YA writers insist on finding miraculous solutions and questionable happy endings to their stories. READ MORE

  6. 5. Access Denied: Structural Violence, Disability and Education : A Case Study on Cambodia's Invisible Children

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Nordenrot; [2016]
    Keywords : Cambodia; Children; Disability; Development; Education; Ethnography; Structural violence;

    Abstract : Education is one of the main priorities for both past and present global development goals, and making sure access is granted to all children is vital. However, when looking at education for children with disabilities, access is not as easily provided as for their non-disabled peers. READ MORE