People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste: a study of ‘lived experience’ using PhotoVoice

Jane Shamrock; Natalie Smith; Marion Gray; Melainie Cameron; Florin I Oprescu

doi:10.1080/01436597.2016.1199258

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People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste: a study of ‘lived experience’ using PhotoVoice

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People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste: a study of ‘lived experience’ using PhotoVoice

Jane Shamrock, Natalie Smith, Marion Gray, Melainie Cameron and Florin I Oprescu

Third World Quarterly, Vol.38(1), pp.117-133

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1199258

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PhotoVoice

Timor Leste

disability

development practice

lived experience

UniSC Diversity Area - Disability and Inclusion

Perspectives on disability originating from non-Western cultures are beginning to appear in disability literature, however discussions may become lost in rhetoric unless grounded in experiences of people with disabilities themselves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of physical disability in Timor Leste with the assistance of a group of Timorese participants with disabilities who were employed in the disability sector. These participants recounted experiences of disability from their own lives together with their observations of people with disabilities living in remote parts of Timor Leste who often lived with stigma or deprivation. The participants thus described their own lived experiences against a backdrop of a non-Western culture. A picture emerged of a stigmatising culture where acceptance of disability is uncommon yet where significant attempts are being made to change attitudes to disability within the culture of Timor Leste.

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Title: People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste: a study of ‘lived experience’ using PhotoVoice
Authors: Jane Shamrock (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Natalie Smith (Author) - Leprosy Mission
Marion Gray (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Melainie Cameron (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Florin I Oprescu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Third World Quarterly, Vol.38(1), pp.117-133
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1199258
ISSN: 0143-6597
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Engage Research Lab; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451287702621
Output Type: Journal article

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