On the Posthumanism Approach to Disability and Its Implications for the Protection of Disability Rights

Posthumanism overturns the humanistic construction of rational subjects with sound body and mind, refreshes people’s cognition of human beings, and brings an opportunity for the reinterpretation of disability. From the perspective of post-humanism, disability is a universal human experience and is created in the interactive relationship between humans and the environment. At the same time, it is constantly changing, presented in newly-shaped forms. The interpretation of the universality, relationality, and mobility of disability constitutes the posthumanism approach to disability, which is of great enlightening significance for advancing disability studies and formulating disability policies.