On the self-understanding of research on disabilit

On the Self-understanding of Research on Disability: 

On the Self-understanding of Research on Disability Antti Teittinen Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Starting Points: 

Starting Points How is it understood the concept of disability research? Divisions of disability research respected Comprehensive view of disability research

The Concept of Disability Research : 

The Concept of Disability Research Epistemological basis: Natural sciences Human sciences Many applied natural and human sciences Social sciences, education, psychology Medicine, neurology, psychiatry, genetics

Natural and Human Sciences with Disability Research: 

Natural and Human Sciences with Disability Research

Natural and Human Sciences with Disability Research: 

Natural and Human Sciences with Disability Research Ideal types of categorising Domination of natural sciences(?), medicalisation of life worlds Features of human sciences on disability research: Critical to natural sciences Alternative point of view Hermeneutics

Emphasis of disability social research: 

Emphasis of disability social research

Human and social sciences of disability research can be divided in three divisions: 

Human and social sciences of disability research can be divided in three divisions Government-oriented social and health policy research Basic research at the universities Critical and emancipatory disability studies inspired by experiences of disabled persons

Characteristics of human and social disability research: 

Characteristics of human and social disability research The government-oriented research is focused more on intervention, evaluation and effectiveness The basic research and critical/emancipatory research have been able to carry out the critical dialogue between theory and practice of the disability phenomenon The critical dialogue can raise important issues of disability like ethical and cultural dimensions to the social and health policy agenda

Concluded Remarks: 

Concluded Remarks Disability research is a research of marginal phenomenon in modern society Marginalization is produced in societal practices – politics of difference Disability research can be multi disciplinary It is needed a more open dialogue between interest of knowledge of natural and human sciences