An Examination of the Experiences and Perspectives of Physically Disabled Students

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

2-4-2019 2:00 PM

End Date

2-4-2019 3:30 PM

Student's Major

Biological Sciences

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Brittany Smith

Mentor's Department

Biological Sciences

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the perspectives and experiences of physically disabled students. More specifically, the goal is to learn how students with physical disabilities may feel disabled by their actual disability but also perhaps feel disabled by societal biases. To perform the study and achieve results, students with physical disabilities were recruited from the Accessibility Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Students who agreed to participate were interviewed via phone using a series of eight questions designed to elicit information about how they perceive their experiences as a physically disabled person. The interviews have yet to be analyzed, so no conclusions have currently been made based on the interviews. Once the interviews have been analyzed, the findings from this research could potentially help society better understand how social constructs can further disable people and how people can change their attitudes and behaviors to create an environment that enables rather than further disables people with physical disabilities.

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An Examination of the Experiences and Perspectives of Physically Disabled Students

CSU Ballroom

The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the perspectives and experiences of physically disabled students. More specifically, the goal is to learn how students with physical disabilities may feel disabled by their actual disability but also perhaps feel disabled by societal biases. To perform the study and achieve results, students with physical disabilities were recruited from the Accessibility Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Students who agreed to participate were interviewed via phone using a series of eight questions designed to elicit information about how they perceive their experiences as a physically disabled person. The interviews have yet to be analyzed, so no conclusions have currently been made based on the interviews. Once the interviews have been analyzed, the findings from this research could potentially help society better understand how social constructs can further disable people and how people can change their attitudes and behaviors to create an environment that enables rather than further disables people with physical disabilities.

Recommended Citation

Serratore, Megan. "An Examination of the Experiences and Perspectives of Physically Disabled Students." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 2, 2019.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2019/poster-session-B/1