Disability and Political Participation: An Exploration of Individual and Shared Identities

• In Event: Civic Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation

Brief Overview

Using factor analysis, we find that the experience of having a disability loads onto two core components: an individual and a group perspective. Models demonstrate that these two factors convey differential impacts on participatory measures.

Authors

• April A. Johnson, Kennesaw State University

• Joshua Matthew Johnson, Kennesaw State University