Structuring Photovoice for Community Impact: A Protocol for Research With Women With Physical Disability

• Main Authors: Diane Macdonald, Angela Dew, Katherine Boydell
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: FQS 2020-05-01
• Series: Forum: Qualitative Social Research
• Subjects: photovoice; disability; arts-based knowledge translation; participatory research; integrated knowledge translation; protocol
• Online Access: http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3420

Women with disability face participation barriers based on long-held misconceptions around their identity that adversely affect their health, income levels, and access to education and employment. It has been noted that photographs produced through photovoice methodology can help dismantle attitudinal and environmental barriers that people with disability continue to confront, but this method is rarely assessed for impact. In this protocol paper, we merge principles of feminist theory, photovoice methodology and integrated knowledge translation to generate 1. exhibition-quality participant-created photography on identity, 2. discussion around and insight into inclusion for women with disability and 3. a public exhibition to understand any impact these photographs may have on audiences and discriminatory barriers. Photographs, text, discussions and audience feedback are to be interrogated through thematic and narrative analysis. By aiming our arts-based research findings for a public audience, we hope to advance understanding of female identity and inclusion.