Chemical and electromagnetic exposures as disability barriers: environmental sensitivity
Author:
Pamela Reed Gibson a
| Affiliation: | a Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/09687590802652454
Publication Frequency:
7 issues per year
Subjects:
Disability;
Disability Studies;
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Previously published as:
Disability, Handicap & Society
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Abstract
This paper proposes that chemical and electromagnetic exposures pose technology-related disability barriers for people who have acquired sensitivities to them and that these barriers should be integrated into our understanding of disability. I discuss pervasive chemical and electrical exposures as products of industrialism that first engender impairments and then act as disability barriers to those who develop intolerance to them. I also remark on unique aspects of environmental sensitivities in the context of the social model.
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| Keywords: multiple chemical sensitivity; chemical sensitivity; chemical intolerance; chemical hypersensitivity; electrical hypersensitivity |
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