tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post2977917750585150876..comments2023-10-31T11:13:36.182-04:00Comments on imagine1community: Disability Theory and IllnessHeide Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-62120464610097643822014-04-01T22:10:19.290-04:002014-04-01T22:10:19.290-04:00Thanks, Julia. I don't recall seeing much scop...Thanks, Julia. I don't recall seeing much scope for the role of actual impairment in disability theory, but I may not be reading widely enough.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-68001746134665752722014-04-01T18:00:52.062-04:002014-04-01T18:00:52.062-04:00Sometimes the lens through which we view things ha...Sometimes the lens through which we view things has flaws. <br /><br />My husband has severe and chronic depression. It impairs his ability to hold a job, and to do many of the simple things that make it possible to lead an independent life. Disability theory doesn't offer much insight on that.<br /><br />I suspect the difficulty lies in the way disability theory defines its terms. If, under disability theory, disability only equates to the societal limitations placed on an impaired individual, my guess is that it excludes any effects of the impairment itself. You face genuine impairments, and disability theory (as you've described it) isn't designed to address those.<br /><br />Time to invent impairment theory, I guess! Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.com