Citation

Lourens H. J. Health Psychol. 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Johannesburg, South Africa hlourens.psych@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105316643856

PMID

27106088

Abstract

The politics of silence is central to disability experience and the field of disability studies. In this analytical autoethnography, I write about my silences as a visually impaired woman. I explore and make sense of personal life stories through a theoretical perspective. The analysis of these personal experiences lead me to argue that disability-related silences are mostly created through the confluence of inaccessible physical and social environments and the psychological internalisation of these worlds. I also discuss the ways in which I am currently regaining my voice. Further research on resistance by disabled persons is recommended.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en