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Informationen zum Autor Jeanne L. Higbee has worked in higher education settings since 1974 in a career that has bridged student affairs and teaching. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is a recipient of the ACPA-College Student Educators International Voice of Inclusion Medallion and Disability Ally Award , an ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation Diamond Honoree, the Robert Griffin Long and Outstanding Service Award from the College Reading and Learning Association, and the Henry Young Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to the National Association for Developmental Education. Alice A. Mitchell has been in student affairs since 1978 in admissions, residence life, career services, commuter student services, and other areas. Currently she is psychometrist (director of the testing office within the Counseling Center) at the University of Maryland, College Park. In ACPA-College Student Educators International, she is the immediate past chair of the Commission on Assessment and Evaluation and is currently coordinator for commissions. She is a recipient of the ACPA-College Student Educators International Voice of Inclusion Medallion and has been a Diamond Honoree of the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation. She is the founding chair of the ACPA Standing Committee on Disability. Klappentext This book gets to the heart of the experience of student affairs professionals with disabilities, to the curricular changes needed in preparation programs for that profession, to the role and appropriate action needed by allies, and to resources that all can use in the education of self and others. Zusammenfassung This book gets to the heart of the experience of student affairs professionals with disabilities! to the curricular changes needed in preparation programs for that profession! to the role and appropriate action needed by allies! and to resources that all can use in the education of self and others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Section I-Introduction Part 4 Chapter 1-Disability Realities: Community, Culture, and Connection on College Campuses Part 5 Chapter 2-Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches to Disability Part 6 Section II-Voices of Inclusion Part 7 Chapter 3-A Fabric of Similarity and Difference: First-Person Accounts Part 8 Introduction Part 9 The Invasive Nature of Depression: Psychiatric Disability Part 10 A Push in a Significant Direction: Mobility Impairment Part 11 An Intersection of Multiple Identities: Congenital Limb Amputation Part 12 An Unexpected Additional Identity: Human Immune Deficiency (HIV) Part 13 An Invisible Identity: Learning Disability Part 14 Creating a Path for Career Advancement: Cerebral Palsy Part 15 A New Way of Seeing the World: Acquired Vision Impairment Part 16 Determination Points the Way for Others: Congenital Vision Impairment Part 17 Finding a Welcoming Environment: Deafness and Hearing Impairment Part 18 Conclusion Part 19 Section III-Theory and Practice Part 20 Chapter 4-Integrating Disability Into the Diversity Framework in the Training of Student Affairs Professionals Part 21 Chapter 5-Making Graduate Preparation Programs and Assistantships in the Field of Student Affairs More Accessible Part 22 Section IV-The Role of Allies Part 23 Chapter 6-Allies in our Midst Part 24 Chapter 7-Turning Missteps into Forward Steps: A Guide for Allies Part 25 Introduction Part 26 Being an Ally in Language Use Part 27 The Informed Use of Simulation Activities: A Personal Perspective Part 28 Disclosure Part 29 "Getting It" as an Ally: Interpersonal Relationships Between Colleagues With and Without Disabilities Part 30 Section V-Resources and Conclusion Part 31 Chapter 8-Educating Yourself and Others: Utilizing Resources and Disability Networks...
