Browsing Major Research Papers - Critical Disability Studies by Issue Date
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Madness, Monstrosity and Grievability in Canadian Media Representations of Ashley Smith
(2015-12-08)Using a sample of six articles from Canadian News sources, this paper looks at how the death of nineteen-year-old Ashley Smith at the Grand Valley Prison for Women near Kitchener Waterloo was framed by the Canadian print ... -
Intersections of War and Disability: The Context of Disabled Tamil Women in Sri Lanka
(2016-06-15)In the foreground of economic development, Sri Lanka has been commended for its strong economic growth, despite its civil war. However, beneath that lies a different picture where inequalities are created and exacerbated ... -
Awakening Hope: A Critical Analysis of the Stigmatization of Children with Disabilities in Nigerian Families and Communities
(2016-06-16)This Major Research Paper (MRP) in York University’s graduate program in Critical Disability Studies (CDS) explores the stigmatization and marginalization imposed on Nigerian-Canadian children living in Canada. Canada has ... -
The Genesis and Evolution of Montreal’s Protestant Institution for Deaf-Mutes, 1870 – 1900
(2016-07-15)In 2015, the Quebec government passed Bill 10: An Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social service network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies. Since its adoption, this bill has ... -
A Place to Fit: Examining the Intersection Between Fat Studies and Disability Studies
(2016-08-06)This paper provides an overview of the current state of fatphobia in society; attempts to examine the ways in which disability theory can be applicable to a critical study of fatness; and discusses the pros and cons of ... -
Theorizing Race, Gender, Ability, and Precarity in Early Childhood Education: A Way Forward
(2016-08-09)This paper argues gendered racism, patriarchy, precarity and the ableism/disabelism culture is imbedded in Early Childhood Education training and workplace contexts that simultaneously claim to value and promote inclusivity ... -
Inclusive Education and Disability: Comparing Tertiary Education Accommodations in Metroplolitan Canada and Jamaica
(2016-08-11)In this paper a comparison of two universities’ accommodations for disabled students was conducted. This comparison looked at governmental legislation and laws that shape university policies and practices. To understand ... -
Harry Potter, Special Education, and the Canadian Supreme Court: A Comparative Legal and Literary Analysis
(2016-08-12)Children’s and young adult literature open the hearts and minds of their readers to new characters and possibilities. At the same time, literature also has the potential to introduce new ideas and shape readers’ views on ... -
A Review of Mental Health Care in Canada: Towards a System-Wide Change in Perception and Treatment
(2016-08-12)The main purpose of this critical research paper was to reflect on a few major issues that exist within the treatment of individuals within the mental health system in Canada today, and to provide recommendations for future ... -
Disability, Citizenship, and Higher Education: Humber College's Community Integration Through Co-Operative Education Program
(2016-08-25)Individuals labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities encounter a severe lack of choice when it comes to deciding what they will pursue once they are ready to exit high school. For those individuals that ... -
The Disabling Impact of Female Genital Mutilation: An Auto-Ethnographic Study of One Woman's Experience of FGM
(2017-03-29)Drawing upon the author’s personal experience of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), this MRP examines the powerlessness and lack of agency of females who are subjected to this disabling practice. This research project explains ... -
Accessorizing Accessibility: Flexible Tools For Your Everyday
(2017-04-10)Discussions with friends and other allies in the disability community lead to the discovery of barriers related to one of the modern symbols of accessibility, the Electronic Door Opener (EDO). As such my research became ... -
Feline (R)Evolution
(2017-04-25)Intersectionality is a core theory and practice for both activists and academics interested in social justice. From its roots articulating the unique experience that black women faced in comparison to the mono identity ... -
Autism And Its Associated Symbols
(2017-04-27)This paper aims to explore four symbols associated with autism: the puzzle piece, umbrella, jigsaw puzzle ribbon, and the three coloured rainbow. Western secular societal assumptions regarding autism will be analysed in ... -
"The Next Stop is…Inaccessible. Inaccesible Stop." GTHA Transit System Maps Coded for Accessibility
(2017-06-16)This thesis bridges a vital gap in accessible transit information across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), by providing customized Google Maps whose transit stops are filtered according to accessibility. The ... -
A Stitch in Time: Mourning the Unnamed
(2017-08-08)This project uses archival material and artistic production to think through the institutionalization of people labeled with intellectual disabilities, forced textile labour and those who remain unnamed in both records and ... -
Immigrants, Immigration and Disability in Canada
(2017-08-09)This MRP focuses on the obstacles faced by immigrants with disabilities when they try to gain admission into Canada and during the struggle to settle and integrate for those who do gain admission. Some disabled immigrants ... -
'The Supports Exist - Why Can't We Access Them?' : Unveiling the Barriers in Accessing Home Care Services for the Unpaid Caregivers of Children With Medically Complex Needs In Ontario
(2017-08-18)Existing research, and my personal experiences and observations indicate that caring for a child with medically complex needs without formal support causes caregiver burnout. An additional layer of complexity relates to ... -
Unworthy of Space - An Investigation of Hegemonic Ideologies Within the Treatment of People with Physical Disabilities and Poverty-Stricken Individuals
(2017-08-18)This paper will engage in an investigation of the socio-spatial oppression experienced by people with physical disabilities (PWPD), and the poverty-stricken populace in Ontario. We will begin by exploring the histories of ... -
Coda/Hearing/Deaf: Telling Stories in the Borderlands
(2017-10-20)This is a project centered on stories and storytelling. Here I tell several small stories, including stories about telling stories. None of the narratives are separate from the others, each one is connected to the last as ...