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Invisibility, hypervisibility, relational visibility, and collective adaptation: inuit experiences of disability.
| Τίτλος: | Invisibility, hypervisibility, relational visibility, and collective adaptation: inuit experiences of disability. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Ryan CR; Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada., Diakite N; Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. |
| Πηγή: | International journal of circumpolar health [Int J Circumpolar Health] 2026 Dec 31; Vol. 85 (1), pp. 2735109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9713056 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2242-3982 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 12399736 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Circumpolar Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2016- : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis Original Publication: Oulu, Finland : International Union for Circumpolar Health and the Nordic Society of Arctic Medicine, [1997- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Inuit*/psychology , Persons with Disabilities*/psychology, Humans ; Nunavut ; Adaptation, Psychological ; Qualitative Research ; Social Group ; Interviews as Topic |
| Περίληψη: | Disability is increasingly understood as a socially and culturally situated experience shaped by relationships, environments, and systems of recognition. However, limited research has examined how disability is perceived and experienced within Inuit communities. This paper draws on a secondary qualitative analysis of interviews with 126 Nunavummiut across 12 communities in Nunavut, conducted as part of a community-led study by Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society. Guided by Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Piliriqatigiinniq Research Model, the analysis explores how disability becomes visible, recognized, and responded to within Inuit social contexts. Findings reveal that disability is not experienced as a fixed or visible category but emerges through four dynamics: (1) invisibility as social and structural absence, (2) hypervisibility as exposure, (3) relational visibility through belonging and contribution, and (4) collective adaptation as shared responsibility. These dynamics show how disability shifts between institutional systems of diagnosis and relational community contexts of participation. The study highlights a central tension between structural invisibility, reinforced by limited services and colonial systems of classification, and relational inclusion, enacted through kinship networks and collective care practices. Findings challenge deficit-based models and support culturally grounded, community approaches to policy and service delivery. The study contributes to discussions of disability as culturally and relationally shaped. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Inuit; difference; disability; hypervisibility; invisibility; relationality |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260925 Date Completed: 20260925 Latest Revision: 20260930 |
| Update Code: | 20260930 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13618109 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/22423982.2026.2735109 |
| PMID: | 42789590 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2242-3982 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/22423982.2026.2735109 |