Home Institution
The University of Vermont
Publication Date
Fall 2019
Abstract
This study investigated intersections between health and disability by asking the question: how do community perceptions of disability at Disha: A Resource Centre for the Disabled in Jaipur, India relate to health and quality of life for a person with multiple disabilities? This study utilized a case study methodology. The researcher took qualitative interviews from six respondents in the immediate educational and familial support network of a 27-year-old man with multiple disabilities. An interview based, qualitative methodology was important for investigating the complexity of perceptions of multiple disabilities and health as intersecting identities. The responses were analyzed and reflected upon in this paper through the cross-cultural lens of the researcher. Upon analyses, many connections were found between the concepts of health and disability, particularly as they related to the social advancement of people with disabilities.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Disability and Equity in Education | Family, Life Course, and Society | Health Policy | Medicine and Health | Politics and Social Change | Public Health | Social and Cultural Anthropology | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
Recommended Citation
Brokaw, Finnian, "Intersections Between Health and Disability: A Case Study at Disha Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan" (2019). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3209.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3209
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Asian Studies Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Health Policy Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Public Health Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons
Program Name
India: Public Health, Gender, and Community Action