Theme Panel: Pitied but Ignored? Discrimination toward Disabled People in Politics and Policy

Pitied but Ignored? Discrimination toward Disabled People in Politics and Policy

Virtual Created Panel

Participants:

  • (Discussant) Lisa Schur, Rutgers University;
  • (Discussant) Elizabeth A. Sharrow, University of Massachusetts Amherst;
  • (Chair) Anna Daily, Mount Holyoke College

Papers:

  • Who Speaks for Disabled Workers? Legislative Activity at Westminster
    Amy L. Atchison, Valparaiso University
  • Bodies in Resistance: ADAPT, The AHCA protests, and the Rhetoric of Rights
    Ann Kathleen Heffernan, University of Michigan
  • Voter Evaluations of Disabled Candidate Self-Presentations in Campaigns
    Stefanie Reher, University of Strathclyde
  • The Last Ventilator: Disability, Discrimination and Resource Distribution
    Elizabeth Bell; Ari Neeman; Monica C. Schneider, Miami University; Dara Z. Strolovitch, Princeton University