A Beginning and not the End: Work After a Diagnosis of Dementia

Jannine Williams, Sue Richardson and Elizabeth Draper
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Jannine Williams: University of Bradford, UK
Sue Richardson: University of Bradford, UK
Elizabeth Draper: Retired NHS worker, living with dementia, UK

Work, Employment & Society, 2018, vol. 32, issue 1, 219-229

Abstract: While there is a growing literature on the experiences of disabled workers, this article presents an account of a work experience not frequently documented: being employed while living with dementia. It does this through the account of Elizabeth Draper, an NHS Hospital Trust manager, who received a diagnosis of dementia while employed. The article offers new ways of conceptualizing the struggles of disabled workers to continue with their project of self-becoming through work. It shows how work practices can enact violence through ‘non-recognition’ and how workers can subvert this violence to create opportunities for future development.

Keywords: dementia; disability; inclusive work contexts; labour; self-work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0950017017737493

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