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    Area of Science:

    • History of Science
    • Disability Studies
    • Social History

    Background:

    • Historiography challenges the direct link between industrialization and disability.
    • The exclusion of nonstandard bodies from factory work is debated.
    • Occupational disablement requires nuanced historical examination.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To defend and expand the industrialization thesis.
    • To reveal the disabling impacts of labor during the industrial era.
    • To analyze the divergence between medical/legal standards and lived experiences of disability.

    Main Methods:

    • Historical analysis of the industrialization thesis.
    • Examination of occupational disablement.
    • Comparison of compensated versus experiential disability.
    • Inclusion of history of science approaches.

    Main Results:

    • An expanded industrialization thesis effectively reveals labor's disabling impacts.
    • Significant divergence exists between medical/legal disability standards and lived experiences.
    • Conditions of disbelief, blame, and invisibility characterized historical occupational disablement.

    Conclusions:

    • The industrialization thesis, when expanded, offers valuable insights into disability history.
    • History of science methods are crucial for understanding epistemic aspects of disability.
    • Reconciling compensated and experiential disability is key to accurate historical interpretation.