Disability in Higher Education : A Social Justice Approach.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (546 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Introduction: A Social Justice Foundation -- A Social Justice Lens -- Language -- Language We Avoid -- Conclusion -- Part One: Foundational Concepts -- Chapter 1: A History of Disability in Higher Education -- Deaf Education -- Influence of War Veterans -- Disability Activism -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Appendix: Significant Moments in the History of Disability in the United States -- Chapter 2: Disability Models -- Established Models -- Critical Approaches to Disability -- Social Justice (Ableist or Disability Oppression) Model -- Emerging Models -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Appendix: Summary of Disability Models -- Chapter 3: Disability, Law, and Education in the United States -- Historical Overview -- Legislative Implications -- Pending and Future Legal Issues -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 4: Dimensions of Impairment and Disability -- Creating Categories and Labels -- Categorizing Impairment -- Impairments Commonly and Increasingly Seen in College Populations -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Part Two: Population-Specific Experiences -- Chapter 5: Disability Identity Development and Multiple Aspects of Identity -- Multiple and Intersecting Social Identities -- Disability Identity Development in College Students -- Self-Identification as Disabled -- Social Identities -- Areas for Future Research -- Implications for Higher Education -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 6: Student Populations -- Adult Learners -- Community College Students -- Transfer Students -- English Language Learners and English as an Additional Language -- First-Generation Students -- International Students -- Parenting Students -- Student Athletes -- Students of Size. Undocumented Students -- Veterans -- Favorite Hobbies, Yappy Dogs, and Now What? -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 7: Faculty and Staff with Disabilities -- Perspectives on Disabled Faculty and Staff -- Barriers That Disabled Faculty and Staff Face in Higher Education -- Experiences of Disabled Staff and Faculty -- Creating an Inclusive Climate -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Part Three: Environmental Issues -- Chapter 8: The Campus Environment -- Physical Environment -- Organizational Environment -- The Human Aggregate -- Social Construction of Disability -- Creating Campus Environments That Support Students With Impairments -- Creating a Socially Just Campus Environment -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 9: The Campus Climate -- Definition of Climate -- The Campus-Based Experiences of Impaired Students -- The Impact of Climate on Disabled Students -- Studying Campus Climate -- Transforming the Campus Climate -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 10: Universal Design -- Principles of Universal Design -- The Evolution From Barrier-Free Design to Universal Design -- Application of Universal Design in Higher Education -- Universal Design in Instruction -- Critiques of Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning -- Universal Design and Social Justice -- Resources for Additional Information -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 11: Assistive and Learning Technology -- History of Assistive Technology -- Accessible, Adaptive, and Universally Designed Technology -- Guidelines for Accessible Design -- Technology as an Accommodation -- Barriers and Inaccessible Technology -- Legal Requirements for Technology and Postsecondary Education -- Eight Steps to Creating an Accessible Campus Technology Culture -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 12: Classroom Instructional Interventions. Current Practice -- Effective Classroom Practices -- Practices of Specific Academic Disciplines -- Alternative Instructional Approaches -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Part Four: Serving Students -- Chapter 13: Disability Resource Offices -- Historical Overview of Disability Resources -- Disability Resources Today -- Core Activities of Disability Resource Offices -- Considerations for the Future of Disability Resources -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 14: Student Affairs -- Persistence, Retention, and Graduation of Students With Disabilities -- Importance of Knowledge About Disability in Student Affairs -- Universal Design in Student Affairs -- Functional Areas in Student Affairs -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 15: Transitions and Student Affairs -- Entering Postsecondary Education -- Transitions During Postsecondary Education -- Exiting Postsecondary Education -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Conclusion: A Social Justice Approach to Disability in Higher Education: Strategies for Inclusion -- Strategies for Creating More Socially Just Campuses -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- EULA.
9781118418543
People with disabilities--Education (Higher)--United States.