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Disability and the University: A Disabled Students' Manifesto
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Peter Lang Publishing Group . 2019. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- "Disability and the University: A Disabled Students' Manifesto" is a guide to what students with disabilities need to know about attending university, as well as to the essentials universities should provide for these students. Each chapter presents a benchmark for students to follow as they travel through the institution, and lays clear what they should expect. Written by former students with disabilities who have traversed the terrain and experienced higher education, this book is not about disabled students, but instead is a manifesto, a call for change, a call to action. It is a guide book, blueprint, and tool for both students and universities. "Disability and the University" is divided into four parts, each examining crucial aspects of higher education, including the culture of the academy, movement beyond the limits of compliance, access to and in the institution, and disability rights. Each chapter is a statement of what every institution of higher education should provide for disabled students. While every country has its own practice and laws based on its own experience, arbitrary national boundaries should no longer be a reason for practices that do not meet student needs. "Disability and the University" speaks across borders, and leaves no doubt about what needs to be done to develop more inclusive teaching and learning spaces. Following a foreword by Mike Oliver, chapters include: (1) Political Struggle for Inclusion in Higher Education (Ben Whitburn and Christopher McMaster); (2) Slowness, Disability, and Academic Productivity: The Need to Rethink Academic Culture (Travis Chi Wing Lau); (3) Disability Advocacy Within the Ableist Environment of Academia (Denise Beckwith); (4) The Violent Consequences of Disclosure ... and How Disabled and Mad Students Are Pushing Back (Fady Shanouda); (5) Negotiating the Space of Academia as a Disabled Student (Leechin Heng); (6) Disability Studies in Higher Education: Developing Identity and Community (Megan Zahneis); (7) Beyond Compliance: Disabled Student Activism on Campus (Justin Freedman, Laura Jaffee, Katie Roquemore, Yosung Song, and Hetsie Swartz Veitch); (8) Reasonable Adjustments (George Low); (9) But You Look Fine: Limitations of the Letter of Accommodation (Zoie Sheets); (10) Universalizing International Exchange for Students with Disabilities (Justin Harford); (11) The Need for Systemic Supports: Barriers Faced by Students with Disabilities in the Majority World (Mostafa Attia); (12) "I Can't Even Reach the Waffle-maker!": Increasing Access for Students with Physical Disabilities on University Campuses (April B. Coughlin); (13) Assistance Dogs and Academia: Supporting the Dynamic Duo (Georgia Geller) (14) A Hierarchy of Impairments: The Absence of Body Size in Disability Accommodations within Universities (Erin Pritchard); (15) Creating an Accessible and Resilient Environment Inside the Indian University (Boopathi P. and Muruganandan K.); (16) Disabled by Society: Knowing and Invoking Your Rights (Katelin Anderson and Beth Rogers) (17) Identifying and Eliminating Digital Barriers (Karen McCall); (18) Navigating the Mud of Tertiary Education: The Experience of Disabled Students at Universities in the Global South (Tafadzwa Rugoho); (19) Even the Delusional Can Learn: The Recognition of Diverse States of Mind, Knowing and Being (Maree Roche); and (20) From Classification to Culture: Learning Disabilities in Higher Education (Matthew Bereza).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBN :
- 978-1-4331-6779-9
- ISBNs :
- 978-1-4331-6779-9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Disability and the University: A Disabled Students' Manifesto
- Publication Type :
- Book
- Accession number :
- ED599698
- Document Type :
- Book