Offering support and Preconceived notions: Recognizing and Disrupting Power Dynamics

Offering support and Preconceived notions: Recognizing and Disrupting …

Cathleen 0 14 03.19 23:03
The concept of offering support, particularly in the context of accompanying individuals with impairments, has been a widely accepted practice in various locations including institutions, schools, and communities.

On the one hand, this practice has also been subjected to controversy, with many arguing that it perpetuates and erodes systemic biases that are stemming from societal biases.

However, the notion behind providing assistance someone with a health condition is to provide support. In contrast, this 'act of kindness' can also be viewed as a paternalistic move that reduces the self-reliance and agency of the individual being escorted.

By escorting someone, we are fundamentally stripping them of their agency and decision-making capacity abilities, implying that they are incapable of operating the world on their own.

This social inequality is stemming from preconceived notions, with the escort asserting a higher level of authority and control over the individual being escorted.

This is a reflection of the societal values that value self-sufficiency and self-reliance, believing that people with health conditions are essentially fragile and fragile.

This presumption is furthermore repressive but furthermore oppressive, as it supresses people with impairments the opportunity to contribute fully in their societies and self-advocate.

Furthermore, offering support can also be viewed as a form of institutional gatekeeping, blocking individuals with health conditions from utilizing certain locations or resources that are perceived as difficult to access for them.

Through identifying someone as unable to manage certain locations, we are basically justifying for them what they can and cannot do, curtailing their alternatives and independence.

Addressing and challenging such systemic biases requires a transformation in view. We require to shift towards from a protective perspective and embracing a more liberating approach that emphasizes the independence and self-advocacy of individuals with impairments.

As means engaging people with impairments in the decision-making process and inquiring their ideas and responses. It also means respecting their critical thinking skills and self-determination.

Ultimately, our target should be to develop a increased welcoming and available setting, where people with health conditions have the equal opportunities and options as anyone else.

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