Abstract
This paper explores the experiences of disabled sailors on board a tall sailing ship, adapted for accessibility. Eight disabled sailors kept audio diaries and created art work during the voyages, as well as taking part in interviews afterwards. In reporting their accounts, we explored what it meant to participants to go to sea. We became particularly interested in embodied activities on board ship, the ways in which sailing created and highlighted new identities, and the social aspects of sailing in a team. Our account brings together some of the central concerns in Disability Studies with the perspectives of social practice theorists, and seeks to add layers of meaning to both approaches. Since this is a nautical project, the paper is structured by following the stages of going to sea, and in the words of one participant, we seek to ‘join the dots between medical, academic and anecdotal knowledge’.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 102-110 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 1 Jan 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |