“I do not compete in disability”: How wheelchair athletes challenge the discourse of able-ism through action and resistance

European Journal for Sport and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-167

  Wickman, Kim ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Able ism; disability; discourse; gender; identity sport; impairment; wheelchair racing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859404498     PISSN: 16138171     EISSN: 23805919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16138171.2007.11687801     Document Type: Article

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