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Reporting from the margins: disabled academics reflections on higher education

This article is rooted in the narratives of four disabled people with obvious impairments within higher education i ... Show more
This article is rooted in the narratives of four disabled people with obvious impairments within higher education institutions (HEI). Their lived experiences highlight how the adoption of the neoliberal agenda by HEIs has ensured the continued exclusion of disabled academics. This article shares how the implementation of mainstream business structures, and the business ethos, has been experienced by disabled academics seeking equality of education and professional academic opportunities. It demonstrates the personal impacts that can occur when institutions vehemently value income over inclusion and when academic staff adhere to these standards. If the doors to academia were closed to disabled people in the past, neoliberalism has surely locked them.
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Authors: Olsen, Jason; Griffiths, Miro; Soorenian, Armineh; Porter, Rebecca

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Scandinavian journal of disability research

Subjects: Higher education; Providers of education and training; Disability ... [+] Show more