TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Driving in unheard silence: disability and the politics of shutting up
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Lourens, Heidi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316643856
ID  - ref1
ER  -