Hierarchies of leadership within disability justice movements
Harris, J., Fialka-Feldman, M., Cartier, M. E., & Soldovieri, S. J. (2023). Hierarchies of leadership within disability justice movements. In The Routledge International Handbook of Disability Human Rights Hierarchies (pp. 443-459). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003410089-30
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“Why does the disability rights movement not promote individuals with intellectual disabilities as leaders within their movements?” In this chapter, the authors (two well-known advocates for individuals with intellectual disabilities and two colleagues/friends) join together to explore the various hierarchies of leadership within the disability rights movement, interrogate who has/has not been elevated to leadership positions, and discuss possible reasons why. The authors situate these ideas around a conversation about what it means for people who meet leadership norms and expectations of productivity to work inclusively with those who do not necessarily work in that way and yet contribute to a whole range of other forms of knowledge, expertise, and experience. By drawing on their own lived experiences as advocates and considering the histories and works of several notable individuals with intellectual disabilities who have served as leaders, the authors explore concepts such as interdependent leadership and deliberately independent teamwork that is inclusive.
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