Below are the case studies you need to use for your assignment. Choose ONE for your assignment. Below each case study are some useful and relevant readings dealing with some issues highlighted in each case study. Please do not just stop at reading these sources, or the ones relevant for your case study, there may be other sources under other case studies that may also be relevant for your selected case study. Also go further and add more to your reading and sources you will use to support points made in your work, do not only stick with the ones on here. Chris 17 year old Chris was involved in a car accident 3 years ago which left him paralysed from the waist down. It took a long time for Chris to recover. Chris has always been independent and while he knew his life would change dramatically, he was not prepared for the treatment he would receive being out and about using his wheelchair. It appears, that some people assume that Chris cannot do anything for himself, which is evident when they act surprised when Chris mentions anything related to work. Some strangers have approached him talking to him as if he had a low IQ. Chris also hates being involuntarily pushed in his wheelchair, a regular occurrence when he organises a ramp to get on and off a train. While Chris appreciates that people are just trying to help, the loss of control can feel quite terrifying. Chris likens it to asking someone for directions, and them putting their hands on your shoulders and pushing you the right way, rather than giving you the information. Any night out has to be meticulously planned, as Chris faces access barriers to certain venues and many train and underground stations do not have stair free access. Even catching a bus can be a problem, if mothers refuse to fold up their pushchairs so that Chris can use the space. This prevents Chris form doing anything spontaneous with his friends and girlfriend. Some people have commented to Chris and his girlfriend that he is so lucky to have an amazing partner, Chris’s girlfriend usually replies with “actually I’m very lucky to have him”. On a date night with his girlfriend, Chris was attacked in the street by a random stranger who claimed “it’s not right that a spaz like you should be with a pretty girl like her”. Some relevant readings: Aitchison, C. (2003). From leisure and disability to disability leisure: Developing data, definitions and discourses. Disability & Society, 18(7), 955-969. Direct Link: shorturl.at/ntOQX Shuttleworth, R., Wedgwood, N., & Wilson, N. J. (2012). The dilemma of disabled masculinity. Men and masculinities, 15(2), 174-194. Direct link: shorturl.at/bhoBN File Narratives of Athletic Identity After Acquiring a Permanent Physical Disability. Direct link: shorturl.at/qFWY0 Roulstone, A., Thomas, P., & Balderston, S. (2011). Between hate and vulnerability: unpacking the British criminal justice system’s construction of disablist hate crime. Disability & Society, 26(3), 351-364. Direct link: shorturl.at/ajsH2 Connors, C., & Stalker, K. (2007). Children’s experiences of disability: Pointers to a social model of childhood disability. Disability & Society, 22(1), 19-33. Direct Link: shorturl.at/cstFW
