‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy

Humphrys, E; Rodgers, J; Asquith, NL; Yaghi, SA; Foulstone, A; Thorneycroft, R; Cook, PS

‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy

Humphrys, E

Rodgers, J Asquith, NL Yaghi, SA Foulstone, A Thorneycroft, R Cook, PS

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2022, pp. 103530462211256
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Humphrys, E https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-0426
dc.contributor.author	Rodgers, J
dc.contributor.author	Asquith, NL
dc.contributor.author	Yaghi, SA
dc.contributor.author	Foulstone, A
dc.contributor.author	Thorneycroft, R
dc.contributor.author	Cook, PS
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-31T01:14:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-31T01:14:15Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2022, pp. 103530462211256
dc.identifier.issn	1035-3046
dc.identifier.issn	1838-2673
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163016
dc.description.abstract	The experiences of academics with disability have received modest but growing attention internationally, but virtually none in the Australian context. This article outlines research findings from a study examining their experiences at a large Australian university. The article uses a materialist framework to demonstrate how capitalist social relations shape and demarcate an ‘ideal university worker’, how disabled workers find it difficult to meet this norm, and the limited assistance to do so provided by managers and labour relations policy frameworks. The research findings point to a profound policy gap between employer and government disability policy inclusion frameworks and the workplace experience of academics. This breach requires further investigation and, potentially, the development of alternate strategies for workplace management of disabilities if there are to be inroads towards equity. JEL codes: Z13
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic and Labour Relations Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/10353046221125642
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dc.rights	Humphrys, E., Rodgers, J., Asquith, N. L., Yaghi, S. A., Foulstone, A., Thorneycroft, R., & Cook, P. S. (2022). ‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy. The Economic and Labour Relations Review. Copyright ©2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10353046221125642
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics, 1503 Business and Management, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.title	‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

The experiences of academics with disability have received modest but growing attention internationally, but virtually none in the Australian context. This article outlines research findings from a study examining their experiences at a large Australian university. The article uses a materialist framework to demonstrate how capitalist social relations shape and demarcate an ‘ideal university worker’, how disabled workers find it difficult to meet this norm, and the limited assistance to do so provided by managers and labour relations policy frameworks. The research findings point to a profound policy gap between employer and government disability policy inclusion frameworks and the workplace experience of academics. This breach requires further investigation and, potentially, the development of alternate strategies for workplace management of disabilities if there are to be inroads towards equity. JEL codes: Z13

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