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'A beginning and not the end’: Work after a diagnosis of dementia
Williams, Jannine Richardson, Sue Draper, E.
Williams, Jannine
Richardson, Sue
Draper, E.
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2018
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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.
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Williams J, Richardson S and Draper E (2018) A beginning and not the end’: Work after a diagnosis of dementia. Work, Employment and Society. Accepted for publication.
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