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Aging/Disability Nexus

  • Christine Kelly

  • Carla Rice

  • Katie Aubrecht

This is a short documentary about the The Aging/Disability Nexus symposium and book project.

The Aging/Disability Nexus emerged from a recognition of a surprising gap in critical scholarship, that is, scholarship specifically exploring the intersections of disability studies and aging studies. Surprising, we think, because there is significant conceptual overlap between the two fields. For example, both disability studies and aging studies grapple with “temporary able-bodiedness” (TAB), acknowledging that most people will experience disability at some point in their lives. And yet, each field also interprets the meaning and significance of TAB in unique ways. Growing old into disability becomes a significant point of contact with respect to the aging process and where disability represents itself.

The overall goal of the Aging/Disability Symposium was to bring together leading and emerging scholars in disability studies and cultural gerontology/critical aging studies to consider the empirical, theoretical, and methodological overlaps of these fields. This event helped to develop new perspectives and create opportunities for policy and curricular advancement.This video profiles the Aging/Disability Nexus Symposium and book project.

Aging/Disability Symposium
February 16–17, 2017
Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
In partnership between Ryerson University, the University of Manitoba, and the University of Guelph.

This video was produced by Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology and Access to Life.

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