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Recreating Habitat:A study into the lived experiences of parents caring for children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in the Netherlands
Get PDFReligion and spirituality as posthuman games: creativity and the quest for ultimate immanence
No full textReligion is, by its critics and adopters alike, usually regarded as a "serious" matter. It is related to matters of "ultimate concern" with regards to the relationship between humans and the divine. A posthuman epistemology of religion challenges many of these assumptions. In this presentation I will argue that a posthuman religion is much more susceptible to be understood as creative and playful. Firstly, it reimagines religion and spirituality not as primarily concerned with the "transcendent" or the "supernatural", but instead being a immanent, rhizomatic, and natural phenomenon. Secondly, it reimagines religion and spirituality not as primarily "human", but instead focused on more-than-human life-worlds and structures. Thirdly, it perceives those practices, beliefs, communities, words, sounds, and smells that we commonly think of as "religious" as creative elements of elaborate game design
The Definition Dilemma: How Definitions of Disability Shape Statistics on Social Participation
No full textTo monitor progress in including persons with disabilities, including in interventions which can improve their health and quality of life, it is crucial to collect data on their participation. However, there are many different ways of defining disability and thus categorising individuals as disabled/not disabled, which may impact measures of participation. This study aims to assess the relationship between three different measures of disability and the level of participation of persons with disabilities. We analysed data from a population-based survey of disability amongst Syrian refugees in Istanbul, which collected data on disability using the Washington Group enhanced set of disability questions as well a two-question set asking about perceived activity limitations due to disability. The prevalence of disability ranged from 13.5 to 22.4% depending on the measure used. The group of people that are categorised as disabled also differs, indicating who is being seen as disabled changes when a different measure is used. Levels of participation, with regards to paid work, education and being partnered, also varied by measure, for example, being in paid work ranged from 26% to 38%. These findings underscore the importance of carefully selecting and clearly defining disability measures in studies, (health) interventions and policy contexts
Wie de zorg wil verbeteren moet realistisch naar relaties durven kijken
No full textMensen zijn door en door relationele wezens. Toch is de zorg in Nederland vooral op het individu gericht; we willen niet te afhankelijk zijn en de ander niet overbelasten. Als we eerlijk leren zijn over wat we willen geven én wat we nodig hebben, kunnen we samen zorg dragen
"What is the restitution you are calling for?":How Namibische 'belongings' uit Duitse collecties terugkeren
No full textRestitutie is een sociaal proces op zich, dat bestaande machtsstructuren weerspiegelt en reproduceert. Terwijl het beweert schade te herstellen, kan het net zo goed nieuwe schade aanrichten door stemmen uit te sluiten en te marginaliseren. Tegelijkertijd betekent restitutie een vorm van thuiskomst. Dit wordt goed zichtbaar in de ervaringen van Namibische nazaten met processen van teruggave van rooferfgoed en voorouders door Duitse instituties
