Full Description
This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons' organizations in different Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed to the book. It is a preliminary introduction of the frontline practice of Asian disability activism and the experience of women and LGBTIQ people with disabilities. It presents the direct participation of disability advocates in mapping how both women with disabilities and LGBTIQ individuals with disabilities realize their rights such as identity, work rights, personal safety, and sexual rights. Studies presented here explore the experience of empowering diverse disability groups and advocating for equality and non-discrimination. It explains how to use the leverage of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) for further human rights campaigns in a broader context for disadvantaged groups.
This collection is the product of a participatory research project, which aims to increase the capabilities of local disabled persons' organizations and NGOs in utilizing human rights laws and encourage dialogue and collaboration between academia, people with disabilities, and human rights advocates. It will be essential reading for academics, researchers, policy-makers, and campaign groups.
Contents
Introduction
PART I An overview on the situation of persons with disabilities in Asia
1 Stigma faced by people with disabilities in Vietnam
INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES OF SOCIETY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT (ISEE)
2 Understanding women with disabilities in China in the global context
LUANJIAO HU
3 Employment status of visually impaired women in Nepal
SARITA LAMICHHANE
4 Survey report on discrimination on disabilities and SOGIE in Myanmar
WAI WAI AUNG
PART II Intersectional identities
5 Body image, gender, and disability in Chinese community services
YUJIAO PENG
6 Difficulties disabled women in Japan face with regard to love, marriage, and reproduction
NAOKO KAWAGUCHI
7 Construction of disability identity through social media among women with disabilities
YUE XU, CHENGQING SHEN, JIANI GUO, AND WEI TONG
8 Working mothers' family-work conflict and care decisions in Chinese families of children with autism
XUEHUI LI, SHIXIN HUANG, LUANJIAO HU, AND DONG DONG
PART III Sexuality, body autonomy, and gender-based violence
9 Sexual liberation of disabled people: Voluntary sex services by Hand Angels
CARMEN YAU
10 The situation in sexual reproductive health rights of women with disabilities in Nepal
RAMA DHAKAL
11 Gender-based violence against women with disabilities: Prevalence and experience
CARMEN YAU
12 Voice and empowerment: Addressing and preventing domestic violence against women with disabilities
YUAN FENG AND YANG HAO
Annex: Relevant international human rights instruments
RIVER HUSTAD
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