Some individuals, by virtue of the marginalisation of the groups of which they are a member, do not have the same opportunities to be heard as others. People with developmental disabilities, for example, may not have the social capital that is required to ‘pull their chair up to the top table’, where all the real decisions are made. Some
For those of us who see proper, full inclusion as the absolute endgame for psychology, this means that the ‘giving of voice’ is one important role for our work. Enabling otherwise disenfranchised people to be heard is a moral, ethical and political imperative.
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