OAR@UM Community: Previously known as Department of Gender StudiesPreviously known as Department of Gender Studies/library/oar/handle/123456789/205302025-12-24T11:22:13Z2025-12-24T11:22:13ZHidden violence in the disability care system/library/oar/handle/123456789/1424082025-12-22T10:35:13Z2025-12-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Hidden violence in the disability care system
Abstract: The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) recently released its major study ‘Places of Care = Places of Safety? Violence Against Persons with Disabilities in Institutions’, a report that exposes the deep and systemic risks faced by disabled people across Europe when they reside in institutional settings.
As the principal investigator for the Maltese component of this project commissioned by FRA, and conducted through Aditus Foundation, I was confronted with findings that demand urgent national reflection. [extract]2025-12-01T00:00:00ZAcademic oration 2022/library/oar/handle/123456789/1420372025-12-09T11:10:41Z2022-03-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Academic oration 2022
Abstract: This academic oration for the Faculty for Social WellBeing graduation ceremony was given by Dr Claire Azzopardi Lane at the graduation ceremonies on 17 March 2022.2022-03-01T00:00:00ZBetween exclusion and empowerment : social and community inclusion of disabled mothers in MaltaAzzopardi Lane, ClaireMuscat, C./library/oar/handle/123456789/1420282025-12-09T08:53:07Z2025-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Between exclusion and empowerment : social and community inclusion of disabled mothers in Malta
Authors: Azzopardi Lane, Claire; Muscat, C.
Abstract: In Malta, perceptions of disability remain influenced by residual eugenic thinking and a
persistent charity model, both of which shape how disabled women are viewed as mothers.
This study explores how these cultural frameworks impact the mental and physical health of
disabled mothers, particularly regarding their reproductive autonomy and legitimacy as
parents.2025-01-01T00:00:00ZMissing sexuality discourse : reality and potentials for people with intellectual disability in Malta/library/oar/handle/123456789/1420262025-12-09T08:29:31Z2014-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Missing sexuality discourse : reality and potentials for people with intellectual disability in Malta
Abstract: It is observed that people with intellectual disability are disabled by social attitudes
and these take a particular form in the context of Maltese culture. Malta, a
predominantly Catholic country with prevailing medical and charity models of
disability, faces many challenges in respect to the topic of sexuality. This paper
recounts how people with intellectual disability experience their sexuality in Malta,
focusing on opportunities and constraints faced by such persons. Interpretative
phenomenological analysis through interviews and focus groups is used to decode
qualitative data collected from people with intellectual disability, their parents and
service providers. [extract]2014-01-01T00:00:00Z