Negotiating Gender and Disability in Rural Haryana

Mehrotra, Nilika

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“…Consequently, disabled sexuality is an important area in the discipline of disability studies, more particularly feminist disability studies [7][8][9][10][11]. Even in the Indian context, preliminary work in this domain has been undertaken by feminist researchers in the social sciences [12][13][14][15][16][17][18].…”

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How Young People with Disabilities Conceptualize The Body, Sex and Marriage in Urban India: Four Case Studies

Addlakha

2007

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Historically in India as elsewhere in the world, there has been a deep-rooted cultural antipathy to persons with disabilities. They have been portrayed as medical anomalies, helpless victims and a lifelong burden for family and society. While today there is a general recognition in India of the need to enhance educational and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in order to promote economic self-reliance and independent living, their sexual needs, dreams and aspirations are more or less invisible. Sexual and reproductive rights are considered irrelevant for persons with disabilities. Using qualitative data, this paper discusses notions of sexual identity among urban Indian youth through four case studies of college students in Delhi. Gender emerges as a key analytical category in perceptions of sexuality among young men and women with visual and locomotor disabilities. The paper does not claim to capture the complex reality of disabled sexuality in India, but highlights some key issues in a hitherto largely under-research domain. But the author's analysis carries added value, since she herself has low vision; thus conferring a reflexive angle to the research. Gender Subjectivity and Sexual IdentityInstead of giving rights to citizens with disabilities and empowering them, a culture of charity and welfare has been systematically promoted in India since the colonial period. The disability discourse has primarily focused on issues related to the medical management, education and employment of persons with disabilities.

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How Young People with Disabilities Conceptualize The Body, Sex and Marriage in Urban India: Four Case Studies

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“…According to Kalyanpur (), there is a ‘scarcity’ of early intervention programmes and special needs services in rural India. This is the consensus of much of the literature (Mehrotra, ; Azam and Kingdon, ), and highlights the need for more viable educational opportunities. These, as is highlighted through the case study, must be safe, dignified and appropriate.…”

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“…From Mehrotra () and Azam and Kingdon's () studies, it is clear that parents play a vital role in the life chances of girls with disabilities. As is often the case, parents cannot afford the time and money needed for appropriate services.…”

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“…The most reliable literature with regard to this population in rural India is that of Mehrotra (, ), conducted in rural Haryana. However, one must keep in mind the various cultural differences within states and communities across India, as a large part of the life‐chances of girls with disabilities can be attributed to cultural norms (Abu‐Habib, ; Kalyanpur, ), and one needs to exercise caution when applying the interpretations of Mehrotra's study to the project reported here.…”

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Culture and poverty: a case study of a girl with special educational needs from a poor community in South India

Philip¹

2015

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Girls with disabilities from lower economic homes are disadvantaged (in terms of gender, disability and poverty) in India, and are often regarded as useless by their communities. There is a need to improve and provide a chance for self-sufficiency among women with disabilities in India.The purpose of this study was to examine the life-chances (i.e. the likelihood of living a self-sufficient life) of girls with disabilities in rural India and subsequently suggest ways through which one can improve these life chances. The study was a single-case study that used data from semistructured interviews carried out in rural Bangalore.It was found, based on the interviews and available literature on the issue, that women with disabilities are at a disadvantage, especially those in rural settings. The most significant factors that seem to affect the life chances of the subject in the study were parental hesitation, a lack of opportunities and low self-esteem and confidence. The study suggests awareness programmes, counselling and the implementation of home-based education services as some ways through which the life-chances of girls with disabilities are likely to improve. bs_bs_banner

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“…The onset of disability may be considered an existence worse than death in India (Ghai, 2002). Many studies have reported on attitudes towards disability (Dastoor, 1990; Bakheit and Shanmugalingam, 1997; Dalal and Pande, 1999; Paterson et al, 1999; Dalal, 2002, 2006; Thomas and Thomas, 2002; Srivastava and Bajpai, 2005; Mehrotra, 2006); common views may include: charitable, bad karma, external locus of control, visible disabilities less acceptable, inferior or incompetent, cure driven and family duty to care. The Indian milieu offers little understanding of the social model of disability, which locates the problem at the level of the society (Ghai, 2002).…”

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Adolescent group empowerment: group‐centred occupations to empower adolescents with disabilities in the urban slums of North India

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This study aimed to understand how adolescents with disabilities can assume greater control over their rehabilitation and participation within a community-based rehabilitation programme in the urban slums of North India. A critical ethnographical approach using multiple qualitative and participatory data collection methods was adopted. Fieldwork was conducted from January to May 2005 and October 2006 to March 2007 with 21 adolescents with and 11 adolescents without disabilities (aged 12 to 18 years), and 10 community-based rehabilitation staff members. A conceptual framework called the 'Adolescent Group Empowerment Pyramid' was developed. Four themes informed the framework: group participation, group demonstration, group recognition and the socio-cultural environment's interaction with disability. Group empowerment, achieved through group-centred occupations, encourages adolescents to work together to address their rehabilitation challenges and agendas. Three external support factors and 10 areas for nurturing the group empowerment process also emerged. A limitation of this study is the lack of data on how the familial and local political and economic environment impact adolescents' ability to make decisions about their rehabilitation. Further research might explore group occupations and occupational recognition, and what this means for social change and the personal and collective growth of adolescents in underserviced communities.

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Negotiating Gender and Disability in Rural Haryana

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How Young People with Disabilities Conceptualize The Body, Sex and Marriage in Urban India: Four Case Studies

How Young People with Disabilities Conceptualize The Body, Sex and Marriage in Urban India: Four Case Studies

Culture and poverty: a case study of a girl with special educational needs from a poor community in South India

Adolescent group empowerment: group‐centred occupations to empower adolescents with disabilities in the urban slums of North India

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