Are some disabilities more equal than others? Conceptualising fluctuating or recurring impairments within contemporary legislation and practice
Are some disabilities more equal than others? Conceptualising fluctuating or recurring impairments within contemporary legislation and practice
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某些残疾是否比其他残疾更平等？
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2012
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V. Boyd
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V. Boyd
近年来，波动性或重复性损害的概念在公众意识中以及在政策文件和立法中的注意频率中有所增加。然而，争论仍然围绕着此类损伤的合法性，包括慢性疲劳综合症/肌痛性脑脊髓炎、癫痫和糖尿病，这些损伤的强度可能会随着时间的推移而变化，而不是更“传统”和公认的残疾形式。通过借鉴加拿大目前围绕所谓的偶发性残疾的概念讨论和研究活动，以及英国的立法发展，本文将概述波动性或复发性障碍迄今为止是如何被概念化的，有争议的，以及在此背景下相互竞争的定义的核心问题
In recent years, the concept of fluctuating or recurring impairments has grown both in the public consciousness as well as in frequency of note within policy documentation and legislation. However, contention still surrounds the perceived legitimacy of such impairments, including chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, epilepsy and diabetes, which have the potential to vary in intensity over time, versus more ‘traditional’ and accepted forms of disability. By drawing on current conceptual discussion and research activities in Canada around what have been termed episodic disabilities, as well as legislative developments in the United Kingdom, this paper will provide an overview of how fluctuating or recurring impairments have to date been conceptualised, contested, and the central issue of competing definitions within this context