Board #16 - Shifting Paradigms: The Effect of Language on Disability Policy

• In Event: 85-305 - Poster Session: Public Policy

Brief Overview

This study investigates how shifts in terminology influence disability policy. Using text analysis and qualitative interviews, this work constructs a timeline of the attitudes, language, and policies related to disability from the 1970s on.

Author

• Violet True Wright, Loyola Marymount University