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Item Autobiographical Memoir as a Counter-dialogue to Misrepresentation of Disabled Body(Department of English, 2008) Pathak, ShrijanaThis research entitled “Autobiographical Memoir as a Counter-dialogue to Misrepresentation of Disabled Body” was carried out from July to December 2008. It became possible by review of different writers’ books, journals and articles. For this study, four essays were selected namely “Carnal Acts”, “Living with an Unstable Body”, “Bells and The Unification of Stephen Hawking” written by Nancy Mairs, Barbara Rosenblum, Ved Mehta and Mark O’Brien respectively. The hypothesis set for this study was “Autobiographical memoir written by writers with disability helps the writer to privilege their self and to acquire an agency. Such a move makes the autobiographical memoir a counter-dialogue to misrepresentation of disability experience.” Disability theory is used for the review of these essays using the tools like Constructing normalcy, Stigma, Ideology and Discourse. All four writers in memoir come to the experience of writing with a desire to make them heard and use the ‘written’ voice to formulate the expressions of identity that will complicate and disrupt stereotype about disabled self. The expressive and assertive voice developed throughout the memoir writing claims a certain kind of authenticity, agency and subjectivity at the hearty of which is the privileging of the point of view of the disabled narrator. It helps them to face the marked body and to provide an account that is truthful and trustworthy. It exceeds the way people with disability are (mis)represented by “normal” people because it tells what it means to be with disability for really disabled people.Item Deconstructing the Ideology of Ability and Beauty in "A Flower in the Midst of Thorns", an Autobiographical essays by JHAMAK GHIMIRE, Translated from Nepali "Jivan Kanda kiPhul" by Nagendra Sharma Safal Sharma(Faculty of Art in English, 2017-10) Lama, Chhitup DorjiThis thesis explores how the prevailing notion of ability and beauty is deconstructed/dispelled in the writings of a physically disabled woman writer, Jhamak Ghimire particularly based on her autobiographical book, A Flower in the Midst of Thorn. The renowned Nepali writer, Ghimire challenges the stigmas of the disabled body by deconstructing the ideology of ability and beauty through her autobiographical narratives. Based on the disability theory, feminist disability theory and the theory of post modernism,this research concludes that any creative work is accomplished through intellect, while the body is just a medium. It aims to prove the fact that disability is a beauty of life, not a disfigurement. Jhamak’s life is not a burden but medium of creativity of different nature.Item Disability and Selfhood in Jhamak Ghimire's A Flower in the Midst of Thorns(Department of English, 2018) Joshi, LalitaThis thesis studies how Jhamak Ghimire's autobiographical work A Flower in the Midst of Thorns brings various ideas and feelings related to the life of differently able people. The book presents author’s own vulnerability caused by her physical limitations as a ‘disabled’ person when growing as a child. Not only that she also highlights the discriminations of society towards physically challenged people. She has shown that a physically challenged person is regarded as a lesser human being, a burden and unworthy entity. This research explores Jhamaks rebels and resistance toward pejorative attitude o society for the physically challenged people. She reveals by using her toes instead of hand to write, she reveals by proving herself mentally capable of academic performance. She reveals discarding the humiliations and proving herself someone worthy to honour by country's best literary award. This research tries to bring toward the most important but often ignored issue that physical disability should not be only criteria to judge people. Keywords: Disability, Selfhood Nepali Literature, Autobiography, Self-perception.Item Disability as a social construct in Levinson’s Rain Man(Department of English, 2016) Kafle, ShrijanaThis thesis analyses Raymond Babbit’s disease in Levinson’s movie Rain Man as a social construct and a form of difference. My argument, here, is that difference and stigma are purely a social construct rather than an innate quality which is created on the basis of differences prevalent in society. Raymond’s idiosyncrasies are more the result of loneliness, exile and lack of nurtures rather than his disease. He is the patient of autism which has different traits that makes him different in the majority. These differences are not only the cause of his exile and exploitation but socially constructed norms and stereotypes are more responsible for Raymond’s identity crisis. Raymond Babbit, after being in relation with his younger brother Charlie has come into some kind of understanding to the social orders and emotional status of himself. But he was institutionalized in the beginning also and to the end he again is confined to the care house. This research pokes into the so called normal norms and advocated the rights of disables.Item A disable’s self-affirmationin the fault in our stars by John Green(Department of English, 2023) Khatiwada, DiwashThis research paper aims to explore John Green’s THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2012) asa self-affirmation of differentlyable (disable) character. It explores the self-affirmation, struggle, pain, importance of family andfriends thereby finding the cause behind it by taking theoretical insights from disability theory in general and in particular. It unravels the impossibility of getting life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for the disabled characters by analyzing theirhealth and physical condition. The representative characters likeHazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Gus Waters, Isaac, Patrick Dream’shaving the healthy and prosperous life in Indianapolis.In the novel, Hazel, the main character, transforms from an underestimated and pessimistic girl into an ideal person for everyone with various situations and the help of her friends.This research also tends to highlight the value of family and friends in helping people evolve and show how crucial it is to have supportive friends and family members. Keywords: Self-affirmation, Disability, Optimism,Struggle,Diseases.Item Discourse of critique of the Disability in Doris Lessing's Briefing for a Descent Into Hell(Department of English, 2011) Tamang, RitaThis thesis analyzes Charles Watkin’s stigmatization in Brieing for a Desent into Hell as a social construct. My argument here is that stigma is not an inborn trait rather a socio-cultural construct of the disability experience as such. People with disability and stigma experience existential crisis which can be countered by creating the proper environment in the process of nurturing as stigma is constructed but is not inborn. Watkins’s isolation is the consequence of his stigmatization resulting from the misbehaviors and misunderstanding of his colleague and doctors regarding his so called disability in the form of abnormality. The brutality of the concept of normalcy and its psychological effect has been analyzed in this research with reference to Lessing’s novel Briefing for a Descent Into Hell. Disability is not a lack of ability but an ability to do things differently.It is not inherent but is constructed as a discourse in social context.Item Health Care Practices and Its Effect on Health Status of Children with Disability Visiting Patan Community Based Rehabilitation Organization (CBRO)(Central Department of Zoology, 2011) Bajracharya, SonyHealth care practices and its effect on health status of children with disability visiting Patan Community Based Rehabilitation Organization (CBRO) were conducted between December 2009 to November 2010. During the study period, altogether 61 children with disabilities (CWDs) including physical disability (11.47%), mental disability (19.67%) and multiple disability (68.89%) were selected. The study was based on direct observation and structured questionnaire survey. A total of 61 CWDs, their parents and caretakers were respondents during the study. The study revealed that the root cause of disability among 61 CWDs was due to congenital (68.8%), disease (26.22%) and accidental (4.91%). Regarding severity of the problem, the disability problem in CWDs was mild in 36.06%, severe in 32.78%, moderate in 22.95% and profound in 8.19%. Besides disability, out of 61 CWDs, 51 had major health problems such as epilepsy (34.4%), fever (16.4%), pneumonia (3.3%), diarrhoea (1.6%) and others (27.9%). The other health related problems were tooth decay, uncontrolled urination, chest pain, heart disease, constipation, bladder stone, and weight loss. Loss of appetite, difficulty in swallowing, drooling, ear problem, wounds and rough skin of legs, allergy with brightness and shivering of legs. Due to severe bed sore, one 16 year child with multiple disability died. Thus the case fatality rate of CWDs visiting Patan CBRO during the study period was 1.63%. The study revealed that the age group 7-12 years in both sexes have highest incidence of health problem i.e., 66.66% in male and 76.92% in female. The study revealed that there was significant difference between food taking habit and its effect on nutrition of CWDs (χ2=2.93, P< 0.05, d.f.2). The activities of daily living (ADL) related to personal hygiene was maintained in maximum number of CWDs. However, some CWDs couldn’t maintained brushing teeth due to disability problem so, most of them had tooth decay problem. The questionnaire survey revealed that CWDs and their parents lack awareness regarding hand washing, water drinking, management of waste products and regular visiting of rehabilitation centre.Item Inclusive teaching practices and its impact on learning outcomes: A comparative study of low-end and high-end schools in Kathmandu(Department of Sociology, 2023) Shah (Rana), ShaibyaWithin Nepal's diverse social context, children from minority castes, such as Dalits, often encounter historical and systemic discrimination that impacts their educational opportunities. Inclusive education seeks to challenge discriminatory attitudes and provide an inclusive space where all students can feel valued and respected, irrespective of their caste or social background. In addition, children affected by the challenges of differences face stigma and social isolation, which can hinder their participation in regular educational settings. Inclusive teaching practices encompass the development of a compassionate and supportive learning environment that addresses the unique needs of these children and ensures their holistic well-being. This study studies effectiveness of inclusive teaching practices in catering to the needs of children with disabilities, those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, children from minority castes like Dalits, and those affected by HIV/AIDS by exploring the challenges faced by different schools in implementing inclusivity, we can unravel the underlying socio-economic, cultural, and institutional factors that either facilitate or hinder the realization of inclusive education for these vulnerable groups. Key words: Inclusion, Socio-economic, Pedagogy, Disability, Minority.Item Representation of Disability in D. H. Lawrence’s The Ladybird(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2012-04) Ali, MnaurThis research is on D.H. Lawrence’s The Ladybird to analyze the issues of disability represented in the novel. The novelist who suffered himself from ill health leads him to cast sympathy on the marginalized people of the deformed body. He got shocked by the modern world’s damage to the human body and spirit—in a new statistical, mechanistic environment and in the devastation of the most industrialized of wars-he writes about disability and the need for renewed balance of faculties in the novel. Employing his unique approach to Eastern Tantric philosophies, which help to promote holistic healing of the body, this work argues that Lawrence is a pioneer of modern theories of body and soul. In The Ladybird, for instance, disability leads to a pursuit of balance and mutual healing and inner beauty as well as compensatory sensory development. It also highlights on the importance of an autobiographical approach to Lawrence to reveal his empathy with the disabled, wounded and ill.Item A Study on the Impact of Rehabilitation Programme for the People Affected by Leprosy in Western Development Region, Nepal(Faculty of Sociology, 2008) Gurung, NiranjanNot AvailableItem Women with Disabilities and Their Social Status (A Case Study of Vyas Municipality of Tanhaun)(Department of Sociology, 2010) Rajbhandari, DikshyaNot Available