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Responding to the Disparities Between Disability Research and Aging Research

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Despite the concentration of impairment and disability in older populations, disability studies and gerontology have emerged as distinct fields, with clear disparities in professional cultures, institutional environments, and economic resources. This commentary delineates these disparities and discusses three possible responses by the disability research community: emulation (using gerontology as a benchmark for the field of disability research), collaboration (working with gerontologists on research and policy initiatives), and revolution (challenging the tripartition of the life course).

Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, 120-123 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/104420730001100215


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