Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries
This article posits that disability activists routinely present a disability “ethos of invention” as central to the reformation of an ableist society. Dominant societal approaches to disability injustice, such as rehabilitation, accessibility, and inclusion, may touch upon the co...
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| description | This article posits that disability activists routinely present a disability “ethos of invention” as central to the reformation of an ableist society. Dominant societal approaches to disability injustice, such as rehabilitation, accessibility, and inclusion, may touch upon the concept of invention; but, with ethotic discourse, we emphasize disability as generative and adept at producing new ways of knowing and being in the world. We identify an “ethos of invention” as driving early resistance to socially constructed “normalcy”, leading the push for cross-disability alliances to incorporate intersectional experiences and propelling the discursive move from inclusion to social justice. Through our partial re-telling of disability rights history, we articulate invention as central to it and supporting its aims to affirm disability culture, reform society through disabled perspectives and values, and promote people with disabilities’ full participation in society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbbcc2c0c4dd4b97945ee603c439cf0d2022-12-21T19:07:30ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872020-01-01911110.3390/h9010011h9010011Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First CenturiesEmily D. Stones0Craig A. Meyer1Department of Communication, Regis University, Denver, CO 80221, USADepartment of Language and Literature, Texas A & M University—Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USAThis article posits that disability activists routinely present a disability “ethos of invention” as central to the reformation of an ableist society. Dominant societal approaches to disability injustice, such as rehabilitation, accessibility, and inclusion, may touch upon the concept of invention; but, with ethotic discourse, we emphasize disability as generative and adept at producing new ways of knowing and being in the world. We identify an “ethos of invention” as driving early resistance to socially constructed “normalcy”, leading the push for cross-disability alliances to incorporate intersectional experiences and propelling the discursive move from inclusion to social justice. Through our partial re-telling of disability rights history, we articulate invention as central to it and supporting its aims to affirm disability culture, reform society through disabled perspectives and values, and promote people with disabilities’ full participation in society.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/9/1/11disabilityinventionethosrehabilitationaccessibilityinclusionintersectionalitycross-disability identity |
| spellingShingle | Emily D. Stones Craig A. Meyer Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries Humanities disability invention ethos rehabilitation accessibility inclusion intersectionality cross-disability identity |
| title | Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries |
| title_full | Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries |
| title_fullStr | Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries |
| title_short | Disability Ethos as Invention in the United States’ Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries |
| title_sort | disability ethos as invention in the united states twentieth and early twenty first centuries |
| topic | disability invention ethos rehabilitation accessibility inclusion intersectionality cross-disability identity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/9/1/11 |
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