Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places

McEwan, C.; Butler, R.

doi:10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00023.x

Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places

McEwan, C.; Butler, R.

Authors

Professor Cheryl Mcewan cheryl.mcewan@durham.ac.uk
Head Of Department

R. Butler

Abstract

Debates about disability within geography, as well as in disability studies more generally, have been largely urban, Anglophone and Western-centric. Not only have industrialised societies remained the predominant focus of attention, but the debates themselves are rooted within an often unacknowledged Western context. In the light of this, this article aims to bring together debates about disability and development, which have until relatively recently tended to be mutually exclusive, and provides a critical review of recent debates about disability issues in developing countries. By doing so, it furthers debates about the significance of geography in disability studies, challenges the Western-centric focus of disability models and extends understanding of the shifting and complex landscapes of disability in developing countries.

Citation

McEwan, C., & Butler, R. (2007). Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places. Geography Compass, 1(3), 448-466. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00023.x

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2007
Deposit Date	Apr 1, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Apr 1, 2008
Journal	Geography Compass
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	1
Issue	3
Pages	448-466
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00023.x
Keywords	Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Gender, Poverty, Disability, Body, Society, Culture , Empowerment.