Managing Fit at Work: Disclosure, Accommodation, and Affective Labour Among Gender Minoritized Young Adults with Disabilities
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Authors
- Sally Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-290X)
- Sarah Leo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6206-6646)
- Van Slothouber
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Homosexuality
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2026.2733674
- Primary Topic
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00