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Title: | I had every right to be there: discriminatory acts towards young people with disabilities on public transport | Contributor(s): | Wayland, Sarah (author) ; Newland, Jamee (author); Gill-Atkinson, Liz (author); Vaughan, Cathy (author); Emerson, Eric (author); Llewellyn, Gwynnyth (author) | Publication Date: | 2022 | Early Online Version: | 2020-09-22 | DOI: | 10.1080/09687599.2020.1822784 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52632 | Abstract: | This article examines findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of young adults with disabilities regarding their perceptions of interpersonal discrimination on public transport in two Australian states. Interpersonal discrimination by members of the public included contests for accessible seating, receiving unwanted physical assistance, bullying and intimidation. Participants reported that transport staff engaged in verbal abuse and hostile interactions including questioning the young person's disability. These experiences appeared to be influenced by narrow perceptions of disability, visibility or otherwise of the young person's impairment, limited understanding of the needs of young people with disabilities, and the age and gender of the person behaving in a discriminatory way. The discriminatory experiences were reported to have had a negative impact on the social and economic participation of these young adults in their communities. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Grant Details: | ARC/DP150103717 | Source of Publication: | Disability & Society, 37(2), p. 296-319 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1360-0508 0968-7599 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420305 Health and community services | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200204 Health inequalities | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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