PhoenixSerenity#CommonThread of #vulnerability , #victimization & #stigmatization run through #disability & #CasteBased #discrimination that makes out a #StrongCase for #intersectional & #interrelational #engagement with both these forms of discriminations. Viewing these two types of discriminations through #DistinctAxis provides for #empathy & #comradery for #concerns of one another.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/disability-and-caste-bias-a-shared-struggle-8505522/lite
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Disability and caste bias: A shared struggle
The Supreme Court of India recently amplified this vulnerability by looking at violence against a blind Dalit woman through the lens of intersectionality. An upper-caste disabled man may have hesitation to engage and interact with people with disabilities belonging to lower castes due to prevailing caste consciousness.