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ERIC Number: ED655045
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 174
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-5825-5638-1
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Challenges, Practices, and Preferences of Postsecondary Accessibility Service Providers in Alberta When Implementing Accommodations for Invisible Disabilities
Tara-Jean Wenc
ProQuest LLC, D.Psy. Dissertation, Walden University
Although the last few decades have seen an improvement in postsecondary opportunities for students with invisible disabilities in Alberta, service providers at postsecondary institutions continue to struggle to ensure they provide reasonable accommodations in a timely manner. Research questions explored the current practices and challenges of postsecondary accessibility services providers in Alberta, Canada, and their preferences for verification documentation for students requesting accommodations for invisible disabilities. The conceptual framework was based upon the medical and social models of disability, as well as the emerging justice theory of disability. Data were collected via semistructured interviews with 13 participants. A constant comparative method was used for coding interview data, which led to themes rstafeflecting participants' need for clarity and consistency and participants' concerns about students and their transition from K-12 or transfer, the failure of the Alberta Human Rights Legislation to clarify terms, the limited resources for staffing and training, and their own struggles to overcome challenges. Findings indicated that while all participants wished to have documentation, they would prefer select components from each of the three models of disability. The findings from this study may lead to positive social change through the review and revision of current practices to better provide consistent access to services for students with disabilities, to accomplish an integral change, and to help ease the transition process for students from secondary to postsecondary education. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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