TY - CHAP
T1 - Intersecting identities and experience of sensory loss
AU - Hopf, Suzanne C.
AU - Crowe, Kathryn
AU - Mosen, Joanne
AU - Perera, Sureni
AU - Liu, Ekawati
AU - Singh, Shrutilata
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Societies have historically reduced people to a binary classification: typical or atypical. Historically, groups have been considered to be atypical based on characteristics or identities such as age, disability status, racial/ethnic identity, and sexual orientation. Being considered atypical, or different from majority groups in societies, often leads to marginalisation, stigmatisation, and oppression. A person who belongs to more than one atypical group experiences marginalisation, stigmatisation, and/or oppression differently from members of each group that they are part of. Multiple social identities (e.g., age, disability, race) that intersect at the level of the individual are related to systems of privilege and oppression at the societal level (e.g., agism, ableism, racism). This chapter provides readers with an overview of how intersecting identities and experience of sensory loss may shape the experiences of the clients with whom professionals work. Understanding this is key to providing quality and equitable services to people with sensory loss. Case studies of people with multiple social identities are presented to illustrate the impact of intersecting identities on the opportunities and outcomes of people with hearing, vision, or dual sensory loss.
AB - Societies have historically reduced people to a binary classification: typical or atypical. Historically, groups have been considered to be atypical based on characteristics or identities such as age, disability status, racial/ethnic identity, and sexual orientation. Being considered atypical, or different from majority groups in societies, often leads to marginalisation, stigmatisation, and oppression. A person who belongs to more than one atypical group experiences marginalisation, stigmatisation, and/or oppression differently from members of each group that they are part of. Multiple social identities (e.g., age, disability, race) that intersect at the level of the individual are related to systems of privilege and oppression at the societal level (e.g., agism, ableism, racism). This chapter provides readers with an overview of how intersecting identities and experience of sensory loss may shape the experiences of the clients with whom professionals work. Understanding this is key to providing quality and equitable services to people with sensory loss. Case studies of people with multiple social identities are presented to illustrate the impact of intersecting identities on the opportunities and outcomes of people with hearing, vision, or dual sensory loss.
KW - blind
KW - communication
KW - deaf
KW - deafblind
KW - dual sensory loss
KW - inclusion
KW - intersectionality
KW - marginalisation
KW - oppression
KW - sensory impairment
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UR - https://www.routledge.com/Communication-and-Sensory-Loss-Global-Perspectives/Crowe/p/book/9781032211626
U2 - 10.4324/9781003267065-3
DO - 10.4324/9781003267065-3
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9781032211626
SP - 16
EP - 33
BT - Communication and sensory loss
A2 - Crowe, Kathryn
PB - Routledge
CY - Iceland
ER -