Activism, models, identities, and opportunities: A preliminary test of a typology of disability orientations

Abstract

The concept that guides the present research is orientation toward disability. This concept is related to, but broader than, the concept of disability identity that has driven some previous research in this area (see, e.g., Gill, 1997; Putnam, 2005). The concept of identity or self suggests a person's definition of him or herself and usually includes both cognitive (“I am a person with a disability”) and evaluative (“I am proud to be a person with a disability”) components.

Citation

Benjamin Darling, R. and Alex Heckert, D. (2010), "Activism, models, identities, and opportunities: A preliminary test of a typology of disability orientations", Barnartt, S.N. (Ed.) Disability as a Fluid State (Research in Social Science and Disability, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 203-229. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3547(2010)0000005011