Invisible man: examining the intersectionality of disability, race, and gender in an urban community

Abstract

This manuscript illustrates the technical implementation of case study methodology to investigate the lived experiences of an urban, African-American male with cerebral palsy. Disability Critical Race Theory is used as a theoretical framework to empower the analysis of the intersecting attributes of race and disability. The analyses of these intersecting attributes are often undetected in other research approaches because the participants comprise a minute segment of the African-American population. The case study examines the ways in which an African-American male with cerebral palsy constructed counter-narratives as a tool for challenging the dominant discourse which marginalized his personal experiences within an urban community.

Keywords:

• Invisibility
• African American
• Disability Critical Race Theory