Nine people with mental health diagnoses wrote a dialogue to discuss how we navigate our conditions and ask for accommodations within an academic setting. We cogitate on the challenges of obtaining a diagnosis, how and when we disclose, the affordances and challenges of our symptoms, seeking accommodations, and advocating for ourselves. We consider how
Green, Ann +8 more
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Ableism in academia: theorising disabilities and chronic illnesess in higher education [PDF]
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to normalise and homogenise ways of working and of being a scholar – as a consequence, ableism in academia is endemic.
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Data_Sheet_2_Infusing disability equity within rehabilitation education and practice: A qualitative study of lived experiences of ableism, allyship, and healthcare partnership.PDF [PDF]
BackgroundAddressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become central in implementing inclusive and socially responsible rehabilitation education and clinical practice. Yet, the constructs of disability and d/Deaf identity and culture,
Danbi Lee (3682918) +6 more
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Exploring Experiences of Ableism in Academia: A Constructivist Inquiry [PDF]
To understand the experiences of the disabled in academia, a fully accessible and inclusive workshop conference was held in March 2018. Grounded in critical disability studies within a constructivist inquiry analytical approach, this article provides a ...
Brown, N, Ramlackhan, K
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Data_Sheet_1_Infusing disability equity within rehabilitation education and practice: A qualitative study of lived experiences of ableism, allyship, and healthcare partnership.PDF [PDF]
BackgroundAddressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become central in implementing inclusive and socially responsible rehabilitation education and clinical practice. Yet, the constructs of disability and d/Deaf identity and culture,
Danbi Lee (3682918) +6 more
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Barriers to Higher Education for Students with Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Social Model Perspective
Employing some of the features of participatory research methodology, a disabled faculty joins a student with mental health diagnosis to examine the factors that hinder or enable success for this group. The theoretical framework or scholarly bearings for
Allison K. Kruse, Sushil K. Oswal
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A Duoethnographic Exploration of Disability Ally Development
We explore through duoethnography how our relationship and dialogue across identity differences — a non-disabled white, cisgender, Jewish, lesbian professor and a disabled white, cisgender heterosexual student — mediated our development as disability ...
Elisa S. Abes, Megan E. Zahneis
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Ableism in Romanian Universities. An Exploratory Study
This study explores the concepts of able body and able mind in the Romanian academia. Ableism is present and hidden in universities and it is unacknowledged, hence the need to open a discussion around this topic. Teaching and research staff participated
Carmen COSTEA-BĂRLUȚIU +1 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens +4 more
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