Relational Equality and Disability Injustice

Disabled people suffer from pervasive inequalities in employment, education, transportation, housing, and health care compared to those who are not disabled. Moreover, people with disabilities are often subject to unjustified stigma and pity. In this paper, I will explain why these disadvantages vio...

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Main Author: Brown, Jeffrey M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2019, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 327-357
Further subjects:B Justice
B Disability
B Ableism
B disability rights
B Equality
B Egalitarianism
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Summary:Disabled people suffer from pervasive inequalities in employment, education, transportation, housing, and health care compared to those who are not disabled. Moreover, people with disabilities are often subject to unjustified stigma and pity. In this paper, I will explain why these disadvantages violate relational egalitarian principles of justice. As I will show, my argument can account for both kinds of inequality that disabled people face.
ISSN:1745-5243
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455243-20180008