abstract: 'Livelihoods, or the means to secure the necessities of life, shape how

  we live as individuals, families and communities, and our sense of

  well-being. While discussions of livelihoods have influenced academic

  discussions and government actions in international development over the

  past 25 years, few have discussed the implications of a livelihoods

  approach for people with disabilities in the context of global Northern

  societies. This paper argues that by using a livelihoods approach, we

  can recognize the multiple and, at times, conflicting ways that people

  with disabilities sustain themselves and secure the necessities of life.

  A livelihoods approach recognizes the agency of individuals, including

  those with disabilities, in the context of their relationships in

  households, families and communities, while also identifying the

  systemic barriers, inequalities and opportunities that shape livelihood

  choices. Using this approach, we argue, will enable a better

  understanding of how people with disabilities both survive and thrive,

  the diverse livelihood choices they make and the implications these

  choices have for policy decisions.'
affiliation: 'Stienstra, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Guelph, Live Work Well Res
  Ctr, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

  Stienstra, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Guelph, Dept Polit Sci, Guelph, ON N1G
  2W1, Canada.

  Stienstra, Deborah, Univ Guelph, Live Work Well Res Ctr, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

  Stienstra, Deborah; Lee, Theresa Man Ling, Univ Guelph, Dept Polit Sci, Guelph,
  ON N1G 2W1, Canada.'
article-number: '67'
author: Stienstra, Deborah and Lee, Theresa Man Ling
author-email: 'deborah.stienstra@uoguelph.ca

  tmlee@uoguelph.ca'
author_list:
- family: Stienstra
  given: Deborah
- family: Lee
  given: Theresa Man Ling
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/soc9040067
eissn: 2075-4698
files: []
journal: SOCIETIES
keywords: 'livelihoods; disabilities; work; labour; right to work; right to not

  work; global Northern societies'
keywords-plus: DISABLED PEOPLE; WORK; GENDER; EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; GAP
language: English
month: DEC
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '59'
orcid-numbers: Stienstra, Deborah/0000-0002-2202-0702
papis_id: 78e1d4a194ae1710e3ca14e91455a55a
ref: Stienstra2019disabilitiesliveliho
times-cited: '5'
title: 'Disabilities and Livelihoods: Rethinking a Conceptual Framework'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000505738200014
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '6'
volume: '9'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2019'