ABSTRACT
Most research on ageing and disability addresses the impairments associated with the process of ageing, rather than the impact of living with a long-life disability or the experience of ageing with previous disabilities. As such, very little is known about what it is like to grow older with a disability. This chapter adopts a life course approach to explore the efficacy of such an approach in understanding and contextualising the experiences of individuals ageing with lifelong disabilities. Exploring disabled lives and ageing experiences from a life course perspective creates a focus on the meaning of disability within the life as a whole. This chapter suggests that the application of life coursework in support practices for older adults with disabilities holds promise to bring a meaningful experience to this population. It also argues that new techniques and methods in this field of research could further promote the well-being of people ageing with disabilities.
