ERIC Number: EJ1321336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Dis/abled Student Campusmaking: Sites of New Possibility
Comeaux, Eddie; Mireles, Danielle; Acha, Anna
Education Sciences, v11 Article 745 2021
Scholars have attempted to reveal the structural barriers that dis/abled students cope with and navigate during college, but it remains unclear how these students interpret their experiences on campus and what strategies they employ to manage and respond to unsupportive and hostile campus climates. In this paper, we describe freedom movements that sought to secure equal access to opportunities and rights for people with dis/abilities, and we highlight and explain forms of resistance among d/Deaf and dis/abled postsecondary students. To do so, we draw on dis/ability critical race theory and also advance the concept of "campusmaking," which refers to the ways that students navigate complex campus spaces and create sites of togetherness and resistance. We discuss broader structural and climate issues facing college students with dis/abilities, particularly those who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. In so doing, we gain insight into dis/abled student campusmaking amid and in spite of ableist and racist postsecondary contexts. We conclude with a discussion of the gaps in existing research and the questions that warrant further study.
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Deafness, Student Experience, Resistance (Psychology), Coping, Activism, Access to Education, Equal Education, Minority Group Students, Social Bias, Racial Bias, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational History, Politics of Education, Civil Rights, College Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Rehabilitation Act 1973
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