Our disability advocacy group is split between members who see disability as something to overcome versus those of us who embrace it as identity and culture. The tension is affecting our ability to advocate effectively because we can't even agree on what we're advocating for, and some longtime members are threatening to leave.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community is fracturing over fundamental disagreements about whether disability should be embraced as identity or addressed as a problem to solve.
“Where Are You with Disability as identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.