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Interdisciplinary Notes on the Dual Nature of Disability: Disrupting Ideology-Ontology Circuits in Racial Disparities Research
Artiles, Alfredo J.
Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, v71 n1 p133-152 Nov 2022
Research on racial and linguistic disparities in disability identification must be grounded on the dual nature of disability as an object of protection and a tool of stratification. This dual nature requires a situated research approach to understand the stratifying power of disability--Who is targeted? Where? How? By whom and to what consequences? I contrast this perspective with the traditional research approach that privileges a deficit and colorblind framing of racial disparities. The application of a colorblind ideology enables researchers to envision students of color as innately damaged and in need of remediation; thus, forming ideology-ontology circuits. I offer three strategies to disrupt these circuits in future learning disabilities research, namely the elimination of colorblind research strategies, the adoption of a historical imagination, and the discontinuation of Black and Brown abstractions.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Language Usage, Disability Identification, Minority Group Students, Racism, Ideology, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Equal Education, Learning Disabilities, Cultural Influences, Social Justice
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