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Disabled advocates use impression management strategies to influence public representations of disability and mitigate negative impacts on opportunities and barriers faced by individuals with disabilities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research examines how disabled advocates utilize impression management to shape public representations of disability.

March 4, 2026Scandinavian Journal of Disability ResearchOpen Access

‘Ultimately, It’s about Who You Are and What You Show’: Disabled Advocates’ Use of Impression Management to Influence Public Disability Representations

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AHAartjan ter Haar ASA. Schippers SHSander R. Hilberink

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Qualitative analysis explores how disabled advocates manage public disability representations, suggesting collective influence.

Key Points

This research examines how disabled advocates utilize impression management to shape public representations of disability.
Thematic analysis of interviews with 25 Dutch disabled advocates.
Participants represented diverse disabilities and backgrounds.
Data were analyzed to identify core strategies used for impression management.
Three main strategies of impression management were identified.
Advocates emphasized the impact of public representation on opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
The findings suggest a collective responsibility among individuals with disabilities to influence perceptions.

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Haar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd2ad48f933b5eed9514 https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1353

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March 4, 2026Scandinavian Journal of Disability ResearchOpen Access

‘Ultimately, It’s about Who You Are and What You Show’: Disabled Advocates’ Use of Impression Management to Influence Public Disability Representations

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Authors

AHAartjan ter Haar ASA. Schippers SHSander R. Hilberink

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Overview

Qualitative analysis explores how disabled advocates manage public disability representations, suggesting collective influence.

Key Points

This research examines how disabled advocates utilize impression management to shape public representations of disability.
Thematic analysis of interviews with 25 Dutch disabled advocates.
Participants represented diverse disabilities and backgrounds.
Data were analyzed to identify core strategies used for impression management.
Three main strategies of impression management were identified.
Advocates emphasized the impact of public representation on opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
The findings suggest a collective responsibility among individuals with disabilities to influence perceptions.

Cite This Study

Haar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd2ad48f933b5eed9514 https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1353

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