'It's not a part of me, but it is what it is': the struggle of becoming en-wheeled after spinal cord injury.

Conclusion: The analysis and discussion resulted in a theoretical frame that presents the notions of humanist and posthumanist enwheelment as two directions of a continuum. The paper offers a useful tool for understanding and addressing enwheelment plus other cyborgification processes. We advocate for its acceptance into the disability studies and rehabilitation practice repertoire.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONEnwheelment -the process of becoming one with the wheelchair - is relevant to people after SCI (or other impairments).The notions of humanist and posthumanist enwheelment are developed and presented as two ends of a continuum.Rehabilitation workers should be mindful of the complexities of cyborgification to avoid ableism and help people flourishing within and beyond recovery. PMID: 31868028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research