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Institutions of Higher Education are becoming increasingly diverse,
including more students with disabilities attending postsecondary
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Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
education. This increase in diversity may (or seems to) require new
teaching pedagogy and instructional strategies.
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Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners (SDDL) is a federally
Sources of Cultural
Identity
funded project administered by the Center on Disability Studies at the
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University of Hawai‘i. SDDL staff provide Professional Development
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Trainings to college faculty for teaching students with disabilities and
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other diverse learners, with the goal of improving student retention and
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matriculation rates. As part of this effort, we have developed PowerPoint
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presentations, best viewed in SlideShow mode. We hope this PPT
enhances your teaching and learning experience for all students.
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Diversity
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While there is increasing attention at
many universities to cultural diversity
in general, disability is often
overlooked.
Many students with disabilities have
multiple cultural identities. The
combination of disability and multiple
cultural identities can impact success
in postsecondary education.
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Diversity in postsecondary education
has expanded over the past two
decades creating a need for colleges
and universities to reassess
traditional instructional strategies to
better meet the needs of all students.
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(Newby, 2005; Scott, McGuire, & Shaw, 2003). As reported in the
Chronicle of Higher Education (2008).
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To provide
examples of
multicultural
perspectives.
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To discuss
disability
culture.
To explore the
interconnection
between
cultural
diversity and
disability.
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To share
information
about cultural
diversity,
multiculturalism,
and disability in
postsecondary
education.
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To offer insight
for facilitating
postsecondary
success for
students from
diverse
backgrounds
both with and
without
disabilities.
To provide
tools and
exercises for
exploring
cultural
perspectives,
ideas and
viewpoints.
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To discover how
culture is key to the
concepts of
multiculturalism and
diversity.
To recognize how
disability is a part of
cultural diversity.
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To understand
culture and
cultural
components.
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To understand
multiculturalism
as it relates to
students with
disabilities in
postsecondary
education.
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Statistics About Postsecondary
Participation
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and Diversity
Many students with
disabilities have multiple
cultural identities.
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35.35%
Students reporting a disability
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Students of minority status
The combination of
disability and multiple
cultural identities can
impact success in
postsecondary education.
11.3%
Students attending part-time
45.3%
Students aged 25 to 34
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21.5%
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Students over the age of 34
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18.4%
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The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2008). Almanac, 2008-9, 1, 3-35
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Take this quiz to test yourself
on your awareness of
multiculturalism.
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Disability,
Multiculturalism Multiculturalism
and Diversity
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and Diversity
Facts
Cultural
Diversity
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Identity
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What is Multiculturalism?
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To share
different
components,
functions and
purposes of
culture
To introduce the
To learn how
To understand
concept of
multiple cultural
diverse cultural
cultural
identities create
dynamics
diversity and
multiculturalism
multiculturalism
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Diversity
“The fact or quality of being
diverse.”
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diversity
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Values
"A person's principles or
standards of behavior; one's
judgment of what is important
in life.”
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/value
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“The coexistence of
different ethnic, gender,
racial, [disability] and
socioeconomic groups
within one social unit.”
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versity
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More than one identity based
on different cultural groups of
which one may be a member.
Systems
"A system of knowledge, of
standards for perceiving,
believing, evaluating and
acting that serve to relate
human communities to their
environmental settings (Allaire
and Firsirotu 1984).”
Retrieved from National Defense University
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ndu/strat-ldrdm/pt4ch16.html
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Integrated Patterns
“Culture as an integrated
pattern of human behavior
that includes thoughts,
communications, languages,
practices, beliefs, values,
customs, courtesies, rituals,
manners of interacting and
roles, relationships and
expected behaviors of a
racial, ethnic, religious or
social group; and the ability to
transmit the above to
succeeding generations.”
Goode, T., Sockalingam, S., Bronheim, S., Brown, M.,
and Jones, W. (2000). A planner's guide: Infusing
principles, content and themes related to cultural and
linguistic competence into meetings and conferences.
Washington, DC: National Center for Cultural
Competence. Retrieved March 14, 2011, from
http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/culture/cuindex.htm
Normative Codes
“Ways of behaving such as food
practices, religious practices,
child-rearing practices”
Sotnik, P., & Jezewski, M. A. (2005). Culture and Disability
Services. In J. H. Stone (Ed.), Culture and disability: Providing
culturally competent services (p. 21). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications
Scripts
“Behavioral scripts are a
sequence of expected behaviors
for a given setting” (such as in
business, in a classroom, or in a
restaurant).
Behavioral scripts. In Wikipedia. Retrieved March14,2011.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_script
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A person can feel racially or
culturally oppressed in
society, an individual can
feel oppressed by how they
are treated because of a
disability.
Multicultural individuals with
disabilities may feel
oppressed by social views
of their culture and of their
disability. Disability and
cultural displacement can
be oppressive forces.
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The cultural values one
holds and the way an
individual sees themselves
affects how they develop
their cultural identity.
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To understand how cultural
characteristics impact others
a person must understand
their own cultural
perspective.
Western societies tend to
view the world from a more
individualistic perspective,
while Eastern societies view
the world from a more
collectivistic perspective.
However, most societies do
not completely fit the
Eastern or Western identity
paradigms, and most
cultures are a complex mix
of collectivistic and
individualistic values.
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Continuum of Values
Collectivistic (Eastern)
Individualistic (Western)
Interdependence
Independence
Obligation to others
Individual Rights
Rely on groups
Self-sufficiency
Adhere to traditional values
True to own values and beliefs
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Maintain traditional practices
Continually improve practices
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Leake. (2009, January). Overview of Western vs. Non-Western
Conceptions. A lecture at DIS 681. University of Hawaii at
Manoa. Honolulu, HI
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Continuum of Values Cont.
Collectivistic (Eastern)
Individualistic (Western)
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Fulfill roles within groups
Pursue individual goals/interests
Group achievement
Individual achievement
Competition between groups
Competition between individuals
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Group/hierarchical decision making
Self determination/individual choice
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Shame/guilt due to failing group
Shame/guilt due to individual failure
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Leake. (2009, January). Overview of Western vs. Non-Western
Conceptions. A lecture at DIS 681. University of Hawaii at
Manoa. Honolulu, HI
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People have many identities or
“distinguishing characteristics”
such as a “person with a
disability, ” “Native Hawaiian,” or
“gay/ lesbian.” Some people may
identify with one characteristic
more than another.
The “Cultural Identity
Bubble Map Example” is an
example of an Identity Map,
followed by a Blank Cultural Map
Template for you to create your
own Cultural Identity Bubble
Map.
Cultural Identity Bubble Map
Example
Mother/
Daughter/
Sister
Black/
America/
Creole/
Southern
Melissa
Sweet
Disabled/
Student/
Widow
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The map places the person, you
in this case, in the bubble at the
center, with bubbles listing
various aspects of your identity
radiating to the center. Go to
next page for activity.
Business
Owner/
Christian/
Spiritual
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Here is a template for you to create your own Cultural
Identity Bubble Map.
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You are in
the bubble at the center,
with bubbles listing
various aspects of your
identity radiating to the
center.
YOU
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1. What are three components of Culture I learned?
2. What did I learn about myself from completing the Bubble
Map?
3. What other cultures am I aware of that haven’t been
mentioned yet?
4. Do I consider myself to be Multicultural?
Why or why not?
5. Reflecting on the table ‘Continuum of Values,’
would I consider myself more individualistic or
collectivist? How can I explain this?
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Multiculturalism
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Diversity
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Sources of Cultural
Identity
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“The multicultural perspective seeks to provide a conceptual
framework that recognizes the complex diversity of a plural
society while, at the same time, suggesting bridges of shared
concern that bind culturally different persons to one another.”
(Pedersen, 1991, p. 7)
Discussion 1
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To discuss
To explore
different ways how disability
people acquire plays a role in
identity
identity.
construction.
To understand
how disability
fits into
multiculturalism
and diversity.
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To see how
different
agents
transmit
culture and
sources of
cultural
identity.
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Fact 2
People may identify with multiple cultures.
Characteristics identified with a culture,
such as food, language, or religion; often
contribute to a person’s identity. Disability
may be one component of a person’s
cultural identity.
Disability often unites individuals into a
cultural group even though members of the
group may not share similar racial or
linguistic backgrounds. Labeling oneself as
disabled, or being labeled disabled can be
part of identity along with other identifiable
characteristics like ethnic or religious
identity.
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Fact 3
When disability is perceived as part of
cultural identity it can become a cultural
component, which expands diversity and
becomes a part of multiculturalism.
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Disability is likely not to be someone’s sole
identity, but it might be a stronger cultural
identity than other individual cultural
components. At the same time, because
many cultures devalue disability, other
individuals may not identify having a
disability as part of their overall identity.
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Family
School
Disability, Multicultural,
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Church
Facts
Socializing Agents
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Identity
The
Individual
Community
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A circle with the individual at the center and socializing
agents, such as family, church, sports radiating out.
“Socializing agents,”
may strongly
influence individual
identity. For some
people, for instance,
religion plays the
biggest role, for
others their position
within the family may
have a huge impact.
Since we are all
different, we all
respond differently to
various socializing
agents.
References
Cushner, McClelland, & Safford (1996), Human Diversity in
Education: An Integrative Approach, p. 66
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Race
Ethnicity/
Nationality
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Social
Class
Language
Facts
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
Social
Status
The
Individual
Sex/
Gender
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Health
Religion
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Sexuality
Age
Geographic
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Region
Cushner, McClelland, & Safford (1996), Human
Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, p. 75.
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1. Name three socializing agents that transmit culture.
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2. What are three sources of your cultural identity.
Which of the three has the most influence on your
individual identity?
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Socializing Agents
3. What is your personal definition of disability?
How was it developed?
Sources of Cultural
Identity
Discussion 2
4. Do you believe ability/ disability is a part of
your identity? Why or why not?
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Multiculturalism
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and Diversity
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Facts
Cultural
Diversity
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
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About Disability
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Discussion 1
Considering cultural diversity and multiculturalism includes multiple ways of
looking at disabilities. Various cultures, religions, and generations view
disabilities in unique ways. Several models that have been used to
describe people with disabilities and their place in society are presented in
this section.
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
Discussion 2
Theoretical Perspectives
About Disability
To consider
that there are
different ways
of approaching
disability.
To examine
three of the
different
theories of
disability.
To understand
differences in the
ways that people
look at disability
and its impact on
disability policy
and practice.
Models
To understand
differences in the
ways that people
with disabilities
look at
themselves and
its impact on
policy and
practice.
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Social
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Disability
Culture
&Pride
Facts
Socializing Agents
Medical
Sources of Cultural
Identity
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Three Models That Impact How People View Disability
The Medical Model
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Social
Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Social
Disability
Culture
&Pride
Facts
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Medical
Sources of Cultural
Identity
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Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
The individual is the
Problem
Models
A child holding his head in his hands
Facts
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
Discussion 2
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About Disability
Disability expertise is
primarily controlled through
the medical profession…
A doctor in her lab coat with the stethoscope around her
shoulder
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…and professionals
working in specialized
fields.
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Facts
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
A picture of a doctor
with a stethoscope
Discussion 2
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About Disability
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The medical model has
served the purpose of
identifying and assisting
persons with disabilities,
and has created a network
of policies and services
that protect and support
people with disabilities.
As individuals with
disabilities have rebelled
against the medical
model, other models have
been developed, often by
individuals with
disabilities.
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The Medical
Model’s focus on a
cure is seen by many
people with
disabilities as harmful
because it ignores
the social, physical,
educational, and
employment barriers
faced on a daily
basis by most people
with disabilities.
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and Diversity
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About Disability
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connected to the globe
The Social Model
of disability
suggests that
society and the
environment
contribute to and
define disability.
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blind using Braille.
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Many buildings are not
accessible to people who
use wheelchairs. Thus it is
poor building design, and
not the individual who uses
a wheelchair, that disables
wheelchair-users.
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Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
Socializing Agents
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Identity
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About Disability
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pile of old books
In schools, many print
texts are not accessible to
those with visual or
learning disabilities, even
though alternative formats
to print such as Braille
and auditory recordings
are readily available.
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The Social model
presumes that
since the “problem”
of disability lies with
society and the
environment, so
society and the
environment must
change to
accommodate the
needs of individuals
with disabilities.
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Disability Culture & Pride Model
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Disability, Multicultural,
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Social
Disability
Culture
&Pride
Facts
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Medical
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Identity
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Disability
Culture &
Pride
Overview
Models
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In response to the political,
cultural and historical
experiences that have led to
discrimination against
people with disabilities,
disability rights advocates in
the late twentieth century
developed the Disability
Culture & Pride Model. This
model emphasizes pride
and a positive disability
identity.
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Culture &
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What Is Disability Culture?
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Facts
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“People with disabilities have forged a
group identity. We share a common
history of oppression and a common
bond of resilience. We generate art,
music, literature, and other
expressions of our lives and our
culture, infused from our experience of
disability. Most importantly, we are
proud of ourselves as people with
disabilities. We claim our disabilities
with pride as part of our identity. We
are who we are: we are people with
disabilities.”
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is holding a woman in a gymnastics movement.
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Brown, S. E. (2003). Movie stars and sensuous scars: Essays on the journey from
disability shame to disability pride. pp. 80-81. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc.
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1. Which of these models of Disability is
most practical to you? Which model is
most appealing?
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
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2. Which of these models of Disability do
you think is most widely used? Why?
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Identity
Discussion 2
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About Disability
3. Is there another model you would
add? If so, what would it be and how
would you explain it?
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Introduction
Multiculturalism
Disability,
Multiculturalism
and Diversity
Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
Cultural
Diversity
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
Discussion 2
Theoretical Perspectives
About Disability
Models
Discussion 3
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Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education
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Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
To discuss
postsecondary
education and
students with
disabilities.
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Identity
Discussion 2
To learn more about
disability rights laws
such as the
Individuals with
Disabilities Education
To explore
Act (IDEA), Section
the
504 of the
significance
Rehabilitation Act,
of colleges
and the Americans
and
with Disabilities Act
universities
(ADA).
on the lives of
students with
disabilities.
To learn more
about barriers
and supports
in the
university
system for
students with
disabilities.
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Objectives
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1. How are accommodations in college different from the services
provided to students with disabilities in high school?
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Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
Socializing Agents
Sources of Cultural
Identity
The law that governs access to primary and secondary education
for children with disabilities, the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004 (formerly the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act or IDEA, which is still used to describe
this Act) requires that educational institutions identify students with
disabilities and provide them with specific services and
modifications.
Discussion 2
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About Disability
Models
Discussion 3
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Common Questions
This differs from the civil rights laws that govern access to
postsecondary education for adults with disabilities, Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), which require students to self-identify as having a
disability and negotiate their individual accommodations.
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2. Who is responsible for identifying whether or not a student
has a disability?
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and Diversity
Facts
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Identity
Discussion 2
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About Disability
In order to receive supports and accommodations in the
postsecondary classroom, a student with a disability has to
become a strong self-advocate who must first choose whether
they want to disclose their disability. The process of identification
and accommodation negotiation can be extremely difficult and
intimidating, especially if a student does not have prior
experience advocating for themselves or is not aware of the
postsecondary support provision process.
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3. Why would a student choose not to disclose their
disability?
Multicultural Perspectives
Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
Many college students choose not to disclose their disability
or ask for accommodations because they want to try and
“make it own their own” or because they fear that disclosure
of a disability will cause faculty to view them as incompetent.
Socializing Agents
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Identity
4. Who can disclose a student’s disability?
Discussion 2
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About Disability
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Discussion 3
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Despite the difficulty that self-disclosure sometimes
presents, neither representatives of the postsecondary
institution nor faculty members can legally ask a student if
they have a disability. This is considered confidential
information that is treated with the same caution as
medical information.
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5. What is a “hidden disability”?
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Multicultural Perspectives
Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
A hidden or invisible disability is one that typically cannot be seen by the
casual observer, such as Learning Disabilities (LD), emotional and
psychiatric disabilities, or Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD).
Some examples of disabilities that are often hidden or invisible are below:
Socializing Agents
Diabetes
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Epilepsy
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Discussion 2
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About Disability
AIDS
Multiple Chemical
Sensitivities/Environmental
Illness
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Identity
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Hypertension
Discussion 3
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Lupus
Learning Disabilities
Common Questions
Cancer
Psychiatric Disability
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Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADD/ADHD)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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6. What is a “ documented disability”?
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Discussion 1
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
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Sources of Cultural
Identity
Students attending postsecondary institutions who seek
services from a Disability Student Services office must
provide some kind of proof of their disability. This is referred
to as “documenting your disability.” Documentation often
requires the student to seek verification from a medical
doctor or other professional at their own expense.
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Discussion 1
1. What are the principle differences between
IDEA and ADA?
Disability, Multicultural,
and Diversity
Facts
2. Is it legal or appropriate to ask a student
about their disability?
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Identity
3. What can you do to assist a student with a
disability to succeed? Would you do
anything differently for a multicultural
student with a disability?
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Project Coordinators
Steven E. Brown, Ph.D.
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