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Being blind, being exceptional: work integration, social entrepreneurship and the reimagination of blind potential in Nepal by Stefanie Mauksch is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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In this article, I investigate how social enterprises identify the talents of groups of disabled people and match them to a market demand. Through the study of a blind massage enterprise in Nepal, I undo the workings of an ambivalent form of entrepreneurship that presents disabled people as gifted. I explore shifts that evolve from the selective inclusion of individuals based on stereotyped qualities associated with their bodily condition -in this case, blindness and an exceptional sense of touch. While the therapists cultivated tropes of overcoming, they also used their elevated social position to engage in new forms of imagining that transcended negative framings of blind people in Nepal. The case invites a nuanced critique of selective integration that considers how individuals redistribute their gained advantages at a collective level. My research produces knowledge on inclusive employment in the Global South, illustrating how entrepreneurial interventions impact on perceptions of disability. ## Points of Interest • Across the world, entrepreneurs develop business models to integrate disabled people into work. This article presents insights into a disability integration enterpr

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Author

Stefanie Mauksch

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences