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Intersectional Praxis and Disability in Higher Education
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Abstract This article explores whether intersectional praxis can be discerned in the provision of disability/accessibility resources in higher education in Sweden and the United States. Analysing interviews with administrative staff based on hypothetical scenarios (vignettes) that could qualify as situations... mehr
This article explores whether intersectional praxis can be discerned in the provision of disability/accessibility resources in higher education in Sweden and the United States. Analysing interviews with administrative staff based on hypothetical scenarios (vignettes) that could qualify as situations of disability discrimination, this article identifies several situations of (missed) opportunities for intersectional praxis. It then proceeds with a discussion of participants' conceptions of disability and organisational possibilities for collaborations with other offices at their university or college. Although opportunities for intersectional praxis are generally absent or missed in both countries, the article argues that American participants were closer to such critical praxis because they tended to consider disability in terms of barriers and as a structural issue, and advocated for the recognition of disability as diversity. By contrast, the Swedish participants seemed further away from an intersectional praxis because they tended to view disability as a difficulty that requires individualised support measures and as a situational issue regarding the learning environment. The article proposes that these differences are connected to differences regarding disability and anti‐discrimination politics in both countries. In the US, disability politics have been characterised by a civil rights and social justice approach, while in Sweden disability politics have been conceived in terms of welfare services and a relational approach to disability. This article concludes that the conception of intersectionality as a critical praxis offers an original lens to gain new insights into how disability inclusion is promoted in different contexts.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Schweden; USA; Behinderung; Diversität; Intersektionalität; Inklusion; Praxis; Unterbringung; Hochschulbildung; soziale Gerechtigkeit
Klassifikation
soziale Probleme
Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Freie Schlagwörter
accommodations; anti‐discrimination; equity; higher education
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 362-372
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 11 (2023) 4
Heftthema
Disabled People and the Intersectional Nature of Social Inclusion
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)