?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Living+a+life+with+a+physical+impairment+in+Taiwan+%3A+%22It+is+more+than+just+the+impairment%22&rft.creator=Lin%2C+Hsiu-Ching&rft.subject=physical+impairment%2C+lived+experience%2C+disability%2C+disablism%2C+community%2C+inclusion%2C+taiwan%2C+cultural+understanding+of+disability%2C+qualitative%2C+collaborative+partnership&rft.description=This+thesis+is+concerned+with+understanding+what+it+is+like+to+live+with+a+physical+impairment+in+Taiwan.+Constructionism+was+used+as+the+epistemological+stance+to+guide+the+study+and+Heideggerian+interpretive+phenomenology+was+used+as+the+theoretical+perspective.+Information+was+gained+through+a+series+of+in-depth+interviews+with+seven+Taiwanese+adults+with+a+physical+impairment+living+in+the+community.+They+were+recruited+from+Yunlin+and+Tainan+Counties+in+Taiwan.+Study+participants+were+seen+as+research+partners+who+had+expertise+in+understanding+disability%2C+and+the+researcher+was+seen+as+a+learner.%0D%0A%0D%0AGrounded+theory+principles+were+used+to+develop+the+theory+%22it+is+more+than+just+the+impairment%22+from+the+information+provided+by+the+participants.+According+to+their+descriptions+of+how+they+lived+their+lives%2C+participants+are+grouped+into+three+clusters.+These+are+%E2%80%98fortress+ladies%E2%80%99%2C+%E2%80%98social+networkers%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98the+mind+man%E2%80%99.+The+grounded+theory+developed+portrays+their+lives%2C+providing+a+vivid+picture+of+living+a+life+with+a+physical+impairment+in+Taiwan.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+study%E2%80%99s+findings+contribute+to+three+main+areas.+First%2C+as+an+occupational+therapist+and+with+my+growing+understanding+of+disability+learned+from+the+study+participants%2C+I+recognize+the+agency+of+people+with+an+impairment+and+their+expertise+in+disability.+Thus%2C+I+argue+the+need+for+health+professionals+to+build+alliances+with+them%2C+and+suggest+ways+to+achieve+such+a+relationship.+Second%2C+I+propose+the+developed+conceptual+framework+is+suitable+for+exploring+lived+experience+in+other+research+areas%3B+I+discuss+the+implications+of+the+subtle+interactions+between+impaired+people%E2%80%99s+body+and+mind%3B+I+also+present+three+impressive+lived+experiences+provided+by+study+participants+as+exemplars+of+the+findings%2C+and+these+form+the+foundation+for+discussion.+Finally%2C+the+development+of+%22it+is+more+than+just+the+impairment%22+provides+a+basis+from+which+to+theorize+disability+in+a+more+holistic+way.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F55133%2F1%2FHsiu-Ching_Lin_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Lin%2C+Hsiu-Ching+(2012)+Living+a+life+with+a+physical+impairment+in+Taiwan+%3A+%22It+is+more+than+just+the+impairment%22.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F55133%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Health