Engelsk titel: Negotiating individual accommodation in higher education
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Författare:
Magnus, Eva
;
Tössebro, Jan
Email: Eva.magnus@hist.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 65
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14103739
Sammanfattning
This article discusses ways of understanding the processes involved when disabled students
negotiate accessibility in higher education. Despite legislation for universal design and political aims
to increase the number of disabled students, individuals themselves have to take initiatives to obtain
needed reasonable adjustments. Findings are drawn from a study of everyday lives of disabled
students. Research methods employed were: time geographic diaries, in-depth interviews and focus
groups. Findings include issues of disclosure and stigma management, supports provided with a
twist of ambiguity, and experiences of combatting for individual accommodation. The process of
negotiation is discussed in terms of traditions in higher education, the burden individual
accommodation in practice place upon disabled students, and the need for changes based on
universal design.