Date: Friday, August 9

Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Session 004: Inequalities and Abilities
Room: Jarry

Sponsors: Poverty, Class, and Inequality
Sport, Leisure, and the Body

Organizer &

Presider: Annette M. Mackay, SUNY Oneonta

Description: 

Over the past 4 or 5 decades, public policy has advanced the effort to include persons with disabilities into all aspects of social life. This session explores ongoing inequalities according to ability even after passing the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX legislation.

Papers:

“Belonging à la Muscle: The Unspoken Rule of Gay Men’s Pride Bodies,” Daniel Uy, University of Toronto

“Geographies of (Sporting) Islamophobia: The Impact of Mosque-based Sports Programs on the Movement Practices of Muslim Women in Canada,” Zeana Hamdonah, University of Toronto, Winner of the Sport, Leisure, and the Body Division’s Student Paper Competition

“How Discovery Rule Accelerates the Treadmill of Law,” Tanesha A. Thomas, Montclair State University

“The Lived Experiences of Incarcerated Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults: A Scoping Review,” Meechie Poston, Miami University

“The Normate Circle and the Biopolitics of Trans Stigma,” Eden Dean Ellen Nay, Oklahoma State University, Winner of the Social Problems Theory Division’s Student Paper Competition

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