Andikapemobility: Haitian subjectivity at the juncture of disability, gender, and insecurity

Abstract

This article begins the study of the under-explored yet fundamental role of andikape (disability) mobility—the expression of subjectivity and the exercise of rights by the disabled—in Haitian history and society. It considers how recent tragic events in the Soud (Deaf) community fostered increased, collaborative mobilization of the moun andikape (the disabled) and related organizations to advocate for greater social inclusion, the securing of rights, and the expression of subjectivity. The article highlights the need to peel back the layers of systemic social insecurity that menace andikape mobility, as it also conducts intersectional analysis (disability, gender), focusing on the dispossessing states of insecurity that andikape women regularly experience.