Accessibility and Acceptance for University Students with Diverse Abilities
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-27-2018
Abstract
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990, comprehensively addressing the life needs and civil rights of people with disabilities (PWDs). Although the ADA would prohibit discrimination in the workforce, public services, transportation, and information, therefore spurring efforts by private and public institutions to plan for and adopt accessible environments and practices, the actual voice and experience of PWDs often remains unacknowledged, even on university campuses and in academic programs that purport to have progressive ideals. This chapter examines the efforts made by one midsized, comprehensive, American university not only to remove architectural, social, and academic barriers to student success as required by law, but to establish an academic voice for the disability experience and the disability rights movement through the newly founded Accessibility Studies Program.
Recommended Citation
Petersen, N.J. and Gruberg, S.J. (2018). Accessibility and Acceptance for University Students with Diverse Abilities. In Hoffman, J., Blessinger, P. and Makhanya, M. (Eds.), Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 14) (pp. 13-28). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120180000014003
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Copyright © 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited
Comments
This book chapter was originally published in Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion vol. 14. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.
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