This manual is the manual we attempt to explore these second in the series ‘Holding Space’ complexities of disability experiences: and will explore the diversities that disability and its various intersections persons with disabilities live with, and the particular experiences of those the diversities of identities, contexts, with invisible disabilities. [...] While this manual could not in any way As mental health professionals do justice to the vast experiences of providing services to persons with persons with disabilities in all their disabilities it is our responsibility diversity and all the intersections to learn and inform ourselves of of marginalisations, we try to bring the diverse experiences of people focus on intersectionality in our with d. [...] 4 CONCEPTUALISING AND PRODUCING THE MANUAL In our endeavour to bring a diversity of voices and their wisdom to this manual, we started the process by interviewing persons with disabilities at the intersections of various marginalisations and disabilities. [...] The quotes of the interviewees are used in the manual to help us reflect on the complexities of invisible disabilities and considerations of intersectionality. [...] and toughness, the idea We place the problem firmly in of success permeated the discourses of normativity and participants’ narratives and productivity and not in the bodies and minds of the people who consult with was connected to their ideas us.
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Table of Contents
- Holding Space 1
- CREDITS 2
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Why is it important then for us to understand intersectionality? 5
- HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 7
- CONCEPTUALISING AND PRODUCING THE MANUAL 8
- BRIEF OF OUR TEAM 9
- Dr Prathama Raghavan (PhD): Author 9
- Nidhi Ashok Goyal: Internal reviewer 9
- Srinidhi Raghavan: Internal reviewer 9
- Beena Mohan: External reviewer 9
- Candice D’souza: External reviewer 10
- Dr Neha Goyal: External reviewer 10
- Dr Sharad Philip: External reviewer 10
- PART 1: INVISIBLE DISABILITIES 11
- Definition from Invisible Disabilities Association 11
- Questions for reflection: 14
- WITNESSING AND AFFIRMING ONE’S EXPERIENCES 18
- INVISIBILITY AND MASCULINITY 23
- WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ACCESSIBILITY? 26
- Definition from Hand Talk 26
- PART 2: DISABILITY & INTERSECTIONALITY 28
- WHAT IS INTERSECTIONALITY? 30
- Definitions from Oxford Languages 30
- WHAT IS DISABILITY JUSTICE? 31
- Questions for reflection: 32
- WHY DISABILITY & INTERSECTIONALITY? 33
- Questions for reflection: 36
- LINKING DISABILITY, DIVERSE GENDERS AND SEXUALITY 37
- HOW MIGHT THESE REFLECTIONS ON INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AND INTERSECTIONALITY INFLUENCE THERAPEUTIC SPACES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES? 42
- Believe their stories: 42
- Support in identification of conditions: 42
- Support in self-advocacy: 43
- Disability and Intersectionality informed therapeutic practices: 43
- Disability and Intersectionality informed safety planning: 43
- Educate yourself: 43
- CLOSING NOTE 44
- Additional References 45
- Invisible Disabilities: 45
- Intersectionality: 45
