Socially disabled : the fight disabled people face against loneliness and stress

By: Olsen, Jason.
Series: Disability & Society 33 (7) August 2018: 1160-1164. 2018Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): DISABILITY | LONELINESS | ISOLATION | STRESS | UNITED KINGDOMOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Discusses some of the barriers which may contribute to why disabled people have been found to be one of the largest groups affected by loneliness. Utilizing ethnographic examples supported by facts, demonstrates how even when seeking to fight loneliness, and to reduce the stressors of everyday life, disabled people are often at a disadvantage, or excluded. Raises questions concerning self-social exclusion and discusses recommended avenues for further research.
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Discusses some of the barriers which may contribute to why disabled people have been found to be one of the largest groups affected by loneliness. Utilizing ethnographic examples supported by facts, demonstrates how even when seeking to fight loneliness, and to reduce the stressors of everyday life, disabled people are often at a disadvantage, or excluded. Raises questions concerning self-social exclusion and discusses recommended avenues for further research.

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