The conference "Le Handicap : Réalité corporelle ou Construction sociale ?", presented by Anthony BEUDAERT, Senior Lecturer, Institut de Recherche en Gestion et Économie (IREGE), IAE Savoie Mont Blanc, will take place Thursday February 3, 2022 at 6pm at the Turbine Sciences in Cran-Gevrier (entrance via Cinéma la Turbine).
It will also be held :
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at Archamps
- Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7pm in Faverges-Seythenex
- Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 6 p.m. in Chambéry
- Friday, February 11, 2022 at 6 p.m. in Thonon-les-bains
Conferences will take place subject to health conditions linked to the Coronovirus epidemic (COVID-19) and in compliance with the safety instructions in force at the venue hosting the event.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Disability crystallizes many political and social issues. Although the proportion of people with disabilities is estimated to be around 15% of the world's population, the
the definition of disability remains equivocal. Are the notions of impairment and disability interchangeable? Does the presence of a physical, sensory or psychological impairment
necessarily lead to disability? Conversely, is disability a social construct largely shaped by the cultural context in which the individual evolves? How can commercial and non-commercial organizations address the issue of disability without running the risk of fuelling stereotypes likely to stigmatize individuals? At
sociology of disability and disability studies, let's deconstruct a number of preconceived ideas by clarifying the vocabulary commonly used to describe
used to describe disability.