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'To prove I'm not incapable, I overcompensate': disability, ideal workers, the academy
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Humphrys, E and Rodgers, J and Asquith, N and Yaghi, SA and Foulstone, A and Thorneycroft, R and Cook, PS, 'To prove I'm not incapable, I overcompensate': disability, ideal workers, the academy, Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33, (4) pp. 698-714. ISSN 1035-3046 (2022) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/10353046221125642
Abstract
The experiences of academics with disability have received modest but growing attention internationally, but virtually none in the Australian context. This article outlines research findings from a study examining their experiences at a large Australian university. The article uses a materialist framework to demonstrate how capitalist social relations shape and demarcate an 'ideal university worker', how disabled workers find it difficult to meet this norm, and the limited assistance to do so provided by managers and labour relations policy frameworks. The research findings point to a profound policy gap between employer and government disability policy inclusion frameworks and the workplace experience of academics. This breach requires further investigation and, potentially, the development of alternate strategies for workplace management of disabilities if we are to make inroads towards equity.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | disability, discrimination, labour, universities, ableism, disablism, inclusion |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Sociology |
| Research Field: | Sociology of inequalities |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Work and labour market |
| Objective Field: | Work and labour market not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Rodgers, J (Dr Jess Rodgers) |
| UTAS Author: | Asquith, N (Professor Nicole Asquith) |
| UTAS Author: | Cook, PS (Dr Peta Cook) |
| ID Code: | 153093 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2022-09-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-01-16 |
| Downloads: | 5 View Download Statistics |
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