Well, I Know this is Going to Sound Very Strange to You, but I Don't See Myself as a Disabled Person: Identity and disability

This paper focuses on issues of disabled people's notions of self-identity & is grounded in their accounts around their own self & identity. It starts with a brief description of what Hall (1996) describes as the two main schools of thought on identity. It then moves on to explore & discuss the self, & the embodied nature of self, & then explores the place of identity in disability studies. Disabled people's accounts around self-identification are then presented. The analysis of the data suggests that many of the informants do not see themselves as disabled & do not identify as disabled people. The political consequences of this are briefly examined. The views of those who identified as disabled are also explored. 52 References. Adapted from the source document