This chapter details the experiences of disabled women and the daily intrusions that happen to them. The concept of ableist intrusions is developed to demonstrate how disabled women experience a range of incidents, from intrusive comments to physical violence and sexual assault. The chapter includes a discussion of how these experiences are embodied and how disabled women typically feel objectified and infantilised by what happens to them. The chapter will also situate these unwanted intrusions within the wider context of disability stereotypes to illustrate how intrusions are manifestations of a broader societal attitude towards disability, which reinforces ableist norms and values. Using the words of participants in the research project to evidence this point, the chapter discusses the role of the mobility aid as a visible symbol of disability, which frequently triggers ableist intrusions. The overall goal of the chapter is to outline a typology of behaviours that constitute ableist intrusion and to reveal new insights on the socio-cultural factors that are conducive to such encounters.

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Outlining Ableist Intrusions

  • Hannah Mason-Bish

摘要

This chapter details the experiences of disabled women and the daily intrusions that happen to them. The concept of ableist intrusions is developed to demonstrate how disabled women experience a range of incidents, from intrusive comments to physical violence and sexual assault. The chapter includes a discussion of how these experiences are embodied and how disabled women typically feel objectified and infantilised by what happens to them. The chapter will also situate these unwanted intrusions within the wider context of disability stereotypes to illustrate how intrusions are manifestations of a broader societal attitude towards disability, which reinforces ableist norms and values. Using the words of participants in the research project to evidence this point, the chapter discusses the role of the mobility aid as a visible symbol of disability, which frequently triggers ableist intrusions. The overall goal of the chapter is to outline a typology of behaviours that constitute ableist intrusion and to reveal new insights on the socio-cultural factors that are conducive to such encounters.