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1	The ableist Othering of disability in the classroom: an experiential investigation of academic adjustments in higher education Reutlinger, Corey Jon January 1900 (has links) Master of Arts / Department of Communications Studies / Timothy Steffensmeier / Due to a rising interest for degrees in higher education, more students with disabilities have enrolled in the university system. Still, accessibility issues on campuses suggest institutions are not meeting the needs of students in the classroom or through curricula. This study examines current academic adjustments and the lived experiences of students with disabilities in order to understand the ableist Othering phenomenon in higher education. Qualitative research methods have been commonly used to investigate the “disabled voice”; however, triangulation of such methodologies has been criticized for reinforcing Otherness. This study used a phenomenological design implementing rhetorical agency for disabled students to answer open-ended questions in semi-structured interviews about their lived experiences. Consequently, such interviews created a platform for social change. The author also reflects on his own lived experiences as a deaf student in higher education. Findings include major themes such as a percolation of institutional hegemony, a re-appropriation of stigma through “voice,” and a call for inclusive strategies. Results indicate disabled students experience discrimination likely due to organizational tension in their university institution. Further, this study elaborates on proposed policy changes to college classrooms on large university campuses. Contributions of this study lie in implications for the future of qualitative inquiry, including how current research practices could undergo methodological reinvention to examine the ableist Othering phenomenon. accessibility disability triangulation ableist Othering rhetorical agency Communication (0459) Special Education (0529) Theoretical Mathematics (0642)
2	Embracing neurodivergent occupations and empowering disabled voices: a knowledge translation tool to support neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy practice and challenge ableism within the profession Carlson-Giving, Bryden Guy 25 August 2023 (has links) Neurodivergent occupations are ways of living and embodying life that speaks true for their neurotype. Examples include autistic play, ADHDer concepts of attention, and sensory processing differences. Though the neurodiversity movement is beginning to infiltrate health care services, neurodiversity-affirming practices within occupational therapy remains lacking. Neurodivergent occupations continue to be pathologized within occupational therapy, evident within the profession’s education, and all aspects of the occupational therapy process, such as assessment, treatment, and outcomes. Neurotypicality remains to be the benchmark for functioning within occupational therapy, much of which is secondary to the dominating medical model of disability and ableism proliferating the profession. These factors lead to OTPs creating occupational marginalization when attempting to support neurodivergent individuals, with neurodivergent OTPs pleading for the profession to reflect and modify current conceptualizations of occupational therapy. The proposed program, Embracing Neurodivergent Occupations, aims to answer this call. Embracing Neurodivergent Occupations is a knowledge translation tool incorporating tenets of disability justice, community-defined evidence practice, and lived-experience informed practice. The program intends to be an example of community-based participatory research (CBPR), with the program’s creation incorporating neurodivergent OTPs, scholars, and advocates from around the world for a holistic view on neurodivergent ways of living. Components of the Embracing Neurodivergent Occupations will include: (a) the first neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy model (EMPOWER Model), (b) conversations on models of disablement and rehabilitation, (c) health and well-being priorities designated by autistic individuals, (d) steps for completing neurodiversity-affirming evaluations, (e) neurodiversity-affirming service and practitioner characteristics, and (f) a grading of commonly utilized occupational therapy programs and resources and their level of being neurodiversity-affirming. Embracing Neurodivergent Occupations has three phases: (1) an introductory workshop with OTPs within this author’s current work setting, (2) a website translating the program into a multimedia resource hub, and (3) morphing the introductory workshop into online modules. Embracing Neurodivergent Occupations aspires to support the profession’s ability to be anti-ableist, provide neurodiversity-affirming services through all aspects of the occupational therapy process, and ultimately empower neurodivergent occupational participation and well-being. Occupational therapy Anti-ableist Health equity Human rights Neurodiversity Occupational justice
3	Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes Östervall, Albin January 2022 (has links) Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. The study’s theoretical framework is based on a Weberian approach to the study of beliefs (viewing beliefs as having attitudinal implications) and the theory of motivated social cognition. It uses original survey data from an MTurk sample of 330 Indians, which is analyzed through a series of regression models. When using demographic variables as controls, karmic beliefs are shown to correlate significantly (p<0.001) with three conservative dispositions (status quo conservatism, laissez-faire conservatism, authoritarianism); political approval of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party; ideological self-placement; ableist attitudes, and with disapproval of the death penalty. Karmic beliefs are also shown to correlate significantly with social class, and with right-wing views across both social classes and castes. Given these findings, I argue that karmic beliefs are likely to affect various political outcomes in India via their role in shaping the moral and political frameworks of the Indian population. karma karmic belief political attitudes ideology India Indian politics conservative dispositions caste caste system varnas political psychology political sociology conservatism laissez faire authoritarianism status quo conservatism equality BJP motivated social cognition Weber death penalty capital punishment ableism ableist attitudes personal responsibility samsara ahimsa retributivism theodicy just world belief karmic causation justice reasoning legitimizing myth legitimizing ideology Hinduism Hindutva politics religion karma index Political Science Statsvetenskap

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