The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities
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Article Title | The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities |
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Article Category | Blog |
Authors | Gray, Marion (Author) and Verdonck, Michele (Author) |
Publication Title | The Conversation |
Journal Citation | 19 September 2016 |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
Web Address (URL) | https://theconversation.com/the-paralympics-is-changing-the-way-people-perceive-disabilities-65407 |
Abstract | The prevailing view of disability in times past was a medical one, where the individual was seen as ill and their condition was a problem with the individual. Perceptions of disability were also based on fear of difference These negative views influenced the way people interacted with individuals with disabilities and impacted the way people with disabilities viewed their own roles in society, including their involvement in sport. In more recent times, there has been a push to promote a social rather than medical perspective on disability. The social view shows us that people with disabilities are less restricted by their own impairments than by the barriers put on them by the society. This change in thinking has led to people having the right to access and participate in all levels of society, including sport. But as more individuals with disabilities have engaged in sport, and have been showcased in events such as the Paralympics, has this changed perceptions of disability? |
Keywords | Paralympics; disabilities; perception |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
441099. Sociology not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | University of the Sunshine Coast |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6x9x/the-paralympics-is-changing-the-way-people-perceive-disabilities
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