Allies for Inclusion (eBook)

Disability and Equity in Higher Education: ASHE Volume 39, Number 5

Karen A. Myers, Jaci Jenkins Lindburg, Danielle M. Nied (Autoren)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
152 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-84605-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Here is an overview of students with disabilities inpostsecondary institutions and the importance of allies in theirlives. It is a call to action for faculty, staff, andadministrators in all facets of higher education, and emphasizesthe shared responsibility toward students with disabilities andtoward creating meaningful change.

This monograph begins with a look into the future of disabilityeducation. How will students create their own identities? Willthere be a need for disability accommodations or will a universallydesigned world eliminate that current necessity? It also looks atthe past, with discussions of disability legislation such as theADA of 1990, the impact of Supreme Court decisions, descriptions ofcollege students with disabilities, and the paradigm shift from themedical "deficit" model of disability to one thatfocuses on the individual's lived experience as a socialconstruct.

Drawing on theoretical frameworks in multiple disciplines,disability identity development is explained, ally development isdefined, and disability services are explored. The monograph endswith a discussion of where disability education is now and howfaculty, staff, and administrators will continue to be allies ofinclusion for students in the years to come.

This is the 5th issue of the 39th volume of the Jossey-Bassseries ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is thedefinitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based onthorough research of pertinent literature and institutionalexperiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Notedpractitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write thereports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscriptbefore publication.

Autor

KAREN A. MYERS, PhD, is an associate professor anddirector of the higher education administration graduate program at Saint Louis Universityand the director of the award-winning international disability educationproject, Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit. JACI JENKINS LINDBURG, PhD, is the assistant director ofacademic affairs for the Division of Continuing Studies and a member of the faculty inwomen's and gender studies at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. DANIELLE M. NIED, MS, is the assistant director forhousing and residence life for leadership and training and PhD student in the higher educationprogram at Saint Louis University.

Inhalt

Executive Summary ix

Foreword xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

The Future of Equity and Inclusion: Creating Meaningful Change 1

Disability Defined: What Does It Mean? 6

Overview of the Monograph 8

A Historical Overview of the Disability Movement 13

Key Definitions and Early Policies 13

Groundbreaking Legislation: The Rehabilitation Act and ADA 16

Discussion of Key Court Cases 21

Conclusion 28

Disability of College Campuses: An Overview 31

Disability in Higher Education: What Is It? 32

College Students With Disabilities: Who Are They? 35

College Students With Disabilities: What Are They Saying? 38

Perceptions and Preferences of Students and Employees With Disabilities 41

Disability Services in Higher Education: What Is Provided? 43

Students With Disabilities: A Shared Responsibility 46

Conclusion 48

Understanding Campus Complexity: Problems, Challenges, and Marginalization 49

Models of Disability 50

Major Student Development Theories Related to Disability 55

Attitudes Toward Disability 59

Disability Services on Campus 63

Student Veterans With Disabilities 65

Conclusion 66
Increasing Awareness: Allies, Advocacy, and the Campus Community 69

Defining Ally 70

Membership 72

Allies From Majority Identities 73

Allies Within Community 74

Theories of Ally Development 75

Praxis 80

Community of Allies 82

Allies for Disability: A Paradigm for Support 82

Conclusion 84

Increasing Awareness: Language, Communication Strategies, and Universally Designed Environments 85

Language of Disability 86

Communication Strategies 89

Communication Tips 90

Universally Designed Environments 93

Universal Design 93

Universal Instructional Design 94

Universal Design for Student Development 96

Conclusion 98

The New Movement in Disability Education and Advocacy 101

A New Vision for Disability 101

Education Curriculum 104

Inclusion Initiatives 104

The New Look of Disability 106

A Personal Call to Action 106

A Global Call to Action 107

References 109

Name Index 121

Subject Index 125

About the Authors 131

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: J-B ASHE-ERIC Report Series (AEHE)
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Schlagworte: Allg. Bildungswesen (Hochschulen) • Bildungswesen • Education • Higher Education General • Hochschulen / Leitung, Verwaltung, Politik • Leadership, Administration & Policy (Higher Education)
• ISBN-10: 1-118-84605-2 / 1118846052
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-84605-6 / 9781118846056