Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work

Slayter, Elspeth; Kattari, Shanna K.; Yakas, Laura; Singh, Rose C. B.; Goulden, Ami; Taylor, Sarah; Wernick, Laura J.; Simmons, Lamont D.; Prince, Dana M.

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“…Recent advancements in the profession, including writings on positive sexuality, sexual well-being, and rights (e.g., Dodd, 2020; Giertsen et al, 2021) will be instrumental in informing these efforts. Relatedly, these efforts should be informed by disability rights and social perspectives of disability, as well as their connections and relevance to other critical social work perspectives (e.g., anti-oppressive, radical and structural frameworks; e.g., Slayter et al, 2022). Finally, from a policy perspective, state and professional authorities should develop national guidelines on realizing intimate citizenship, so that social workers are not left alone with their conflicts and doubts.…”

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Social workers’ perceptions of intimate relationships of people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

Holler,

Bondorevsky-Heyman

2023

Journal of Social Work

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Summary People with intellectual disabilities still struggle to enjoy intimate and sexual relationships. Social workers have a potentially key role in realizing the intimate and sexual rights of people with intellectual disabilities, particularly in residential settings. However, we still know relatively little about the meaning social workers attribute to such relationships. The present study addresses this lacuna by examining the perceptions and practices of 15 Israeli social workers in residential settings. Findings Drawing on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews, two key themes are identified: (1) Intimate relationships as a human need, and (2) Intimacy with a question mark. Combined, these themes depict an ambivalent position toward residents’ intimate and sexual relationships. Applications The study's findings highlight the need to incorporate intimacy and sexuality within social work education, with a particular focus on people with intellectual disabilities and positive aspects of intimacy and sexuality. From a policy perspective, the findings urge state and professional authorities to develop national guidelines on realizing intimate rights.

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Social workers’ perceptions of intimate relationships of people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

Holler,

Bondorevsky-Heyman

2023

Journal of Social Work

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“…Scholars, activists, and social work practitioners have increasingly embraced disability justice. This is evident in various areas adjacent to or in social work, such as social work education (Arrow & Grant, 2021; Berridge et al, 2022), education's new attention to the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender and disability (Annamma & Handy, 2019; Hankerson & Brown, 2021; Kulkarni & Chong, 2021), social work scholarship that uses an intersectional disability justice lens (Kuri & Schormans, 2022; Leotti & Slayter, 2022), and social work disability advocacy that embraces cross-movement solidarity (Eiler & D’Angelo, 2020; Lorr, 2022; Slayter et al, 2023).…”

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‘Disability Is an Art. It's an Ingenious Way to Live.’: Integrating Disability Justice Principles and Critical Feminisms in Social Work to Promote Inclusion and Anti-Ableism in Professional Praxis

Goulden

Kattari

Slayter

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Disability communities engaged with social work recognize how critical feminist inquiry and disability justice principles often overlap to promote anti-ableist theorizing, research, practice, and education. Both the feminist scholarship and the disability justice movement center the voices and perspectives of those most excluded, reflecting the intersectional experiences of disability communities in social work. In this brief, we draw on significant events, such as the impact of climate change and criminal legal systems on disabled people, to map connections between critical feminisms, disability justice principles, and social work values. In re-imagining disability justice as a form of critical feminism, we highlight parallels in their guiding principles and explore how their multi-issue frameworks interrogate the same systems of power and oppression. Through this re-envisioning, we build upon the knowledge offered by intersectional disability communities that center interdependence as practices of survival and resistance. The authors suggest that social workers engaged with principles of disability justice and critical feminisms would do well to consider interdependence, collective care, and mutual aid as pathways toward inclusive and anti-ableist professional praxis.

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People with Disabilities and Labour Market Barriers: The Perspectives of Israeli Social Workers

Gadot,

Holler

2023

The British Journal of Social Work

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Social workers play a key role in supporting the labour market inclusion of disabled people. Nevertheless, we know little about how they perceive the barriers that disabled people face and their role in addressing them. In particular, we need to know more about the extent to which they adopt an individualised versus a social model of disability. To address this gap, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-three Israeli social workers providing employment-related services via public and non-profit organisations. A thematic analysis revealed that the participants tended to view their clients’ barriers as related to individual characteristics, including their impairment, level of functioning and soft skills. Whereas social barriers were acknowledged as well, these were usually framed as related to employers’ attitudes, including ignorance, stigma, fear and distrust. In addition, recognition of these social barriers was usually detached from the social workers’ daily, individualised practices.

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Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Social workers’ perceptions of intimate relationships of people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

Social workers’ perceptions of intimate relationships of people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

‘Disability Is an Art. It's an Ingenious Way to Live.’: Integrating Disability Justice Principles and Critical Feminisms in Social Work to Promote Inclusion and Anti-Ableism in Professional Praxis

People with Disabilities and Labour Market Barriers: The Perspectives of Israeli Social Workers

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