Toby Morris/Health Research Council
<h3>Our <a href="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5652-x" target="_blank">research project</a> explored the everyday lives of disabled young people, aged from 12 to 25 years, with mobility, vision and hearing impairments.</h3>
<p>We measured and asked them about factors that enabled or constrained their opportunities to fully participate in community life, including education, employment and recreational activities.</p>
<p>With support from participants and our research advisory group of young disabled people and their whānau (extended families), we have collaborated with graphic artist <a href="http://xtotlworldwide.com/" target="_blank">Toby Morris</a> on a comic to highlight participants’ accounts of everyday ableism they encounter. We hope this comic will invite and challenge able-bodied people to think and act differently.</p>
<figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=856&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=856&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=856&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1076&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1076&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293160/original/file-20190919-53511-111f4ak.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1076&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 2262w" alt="" /><figcaption><span class="attribution"><span class="source">Toby Morris/Health Research Council</span>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a></span></figcaption></figure>
<p>The benefits of participation in community life are well documented. It promotes a sense of <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13574809.2015.1044504?journalCode=cjud20" target="_blank">belonging and identity</a>, develops <a href="https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/317" target="_blank">networks of support</a>, and enhances <a href="https://nzier.org.nz/static/media/filer_public/b1/be/b1be61f9-cf49-4cde-a0d1-2d2e8bc2ba8f/valuing_access_to_work.pdf" target="_blank">social and economic opportunities</a>. Lack of participation has profoundly negative implications for <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2016.1198554" target="_blank">well-being and opportunities</a>.</p>
<figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=874&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=874&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=874&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1098&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1098&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293161/original/file-20190919-53549-1456fms.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1098&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 2262w" alt="" /><figcaption><span class="attribution"><span class="source">Toby Morris/Health Research Council</span>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a></span></figcaption></figure>
<figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=848&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=848&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=848&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1066&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1066&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293163/original/file-20190919-53519-1qfttpx.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1066&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 2262w" alt="" /><figcaption><span class="attribution"><span class="source">Toby Morris/Health Research Council</span>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a></span></figcaption></figure>
<p>In Aotearoa New Zealand, one in four people are disabled. As elsewhere, they have lower levels of participation compared to their non-disabled peers. Urban environments are structured from ableist perspectives to work well for “ableds” who fit hypothetical norms of movement, sight and hearing. They presented numerous obstacles to participation. But participants identified discriminatory ableist attitudes as a greater constraint on their community participation than physical barriers. <!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/122226/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: http://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=871&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=871&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=871&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1095&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1095&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293164/original/file-20190919-53519-dj2rqt.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1095&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 2262w" alt="" /><figcaption><span class="attribution"><span class="source">Toby Morris/Health Research Council</span>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a></span></figcaption></figure>
<figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=876&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=876&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=600&;h=876&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=45&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1101&;fit=crop&;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=30&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1101&;fit=crop&;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/293165/original/file-20190919-53507-1pw8ind.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&;q=15&;auto=format&;w=754&;h=1101&;fit=crop&;dpr=3 2262w" alt="" /><figcaption><span class="attribution"><span class="source">Toby Morris/Health Research Council</span>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a></span></figcaption></figure>
<h6><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/penelope-carroll-804042" target="_blank">Penelope Carroll</a>, Researcher in Public Health, <em><a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/massey-university-806" target="_blank">Massey University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/karen-witten-804055" target="_blank">Karen Witten</a>, Professor of Public Health, <em><a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/massey-university-806" target="_blank">Massey University</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/octavia-calder-dawe-804040" target="_blank">Octavia Calder-Dawe</a>, Critical Health Psychologist, <em><a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/massey-university-806" target="_blank">Massey University. </a></em>This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/comic-explainer-young-disabled-new-zealanders-on-the-barriers-to-a-better-life-122226" target="_blank">original article</a>.</h6>

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