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.
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
