The Study of Paralympic Athlete Malathi Holla’s Authorized Biography: A Different Spirit

Prasanna Udipikar; Mekhala Venkatesh

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5916

The Study of Paralympic Athlete Malathi Holla’s Authorized Biography: A Different Spirit

Author(s)	Prasanna Udipikar, Mekhala Venkatesh
Country	India
Abstract	The predicament of women with disability is very disheartening. They face triple discrimination because of their disability, social stigma and gender issues. Human rights violation is seen in the denial of sex and reproduction. Their social and economic participation is resisted. The traditional roles of marriage and child bearing are denied. In this context, the study of Paralympic athlete Malathi Holla’s authorised biography “A Different Spirit” gains paramount importance in addressing the challenges of women with special challenges. Malathi Holla narrates her struggle to battle the marginalization which reduce the opportunities for the disabled to contribute productively to the household and the community. Attitudinal barriers as well as physical barriers such as lack of adequate or appropriate transportation, physical inaccessibility, and lack of training for Paralympic athlete resulted in reducing the opportunities in social participation. This paper addresses the trials and tribulations of Malathi Holla which unravel the aspects of socio-cultural construct and the struggle for identity of disabled women athlete. The paper also gives a brief introduction about the field of disability and its relationship with the different models of disability. Disabilities need to be accommodated and accepted. The WHO definition of this concept summarizes the most common understanding of the social model: Disability is not an attribute of an individual, but created by the social environment. Hence the management of the problem requires social action, and it is the collective responsibility of society at large to make the changes necessary for full participation of people with disabilities in all areas of social life. (WHO 2001, 28)
Keywords	polio, feminist disability, social model of disability, medical model of disability.
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-08-31
Cite This	The Study of Paralympic Athlete Malathi Holla’s Authorized Biography: A Different Spirit - Prasanna Udipikar, Mekhala Venkatesh - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5916
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5916
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gspcfx

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