Ilana Cruywagen

Hello, my name is Ilana. I am a Disability Studies student at Arizona State University working with Dr. Breanne Fahs, a professor of women and gender studies, to do research on disability identity. Identity is complicated, and how people understand and connect with the ‘disabled’ label can vary significantly. A shared disabled identity across a variety of diagnoses and conditions is what made the disability rights movement possible. This study is meant to help researchers in the Disability Studies field better understand how people come to identify as disabled and how labels connect people to community.