TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ahmet Atay
AU  - Mary Z. Ashlock
PY  - 2016
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453917343
TI  - The Discourse of Disability in Communication Education
T2  - Narrative-Based Research for Social Change
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-1734-3
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051658
N2  - This book examines the ways in which communicative practices influence the lives of students and faculty with disabilities in higher education. Offering their own experiences as teachers and students, the authors use qualitative research methods, mainly narrative and autoethnography, to highlight the intersections among communication, disability, diversity, and critical communication pedagogy. While embodying and emphasizing these connections, each chapter defines the notion of disability from a different point of view; summarizes the relevant literature; provides suggestions for different ways of improving the experiences of people with disabilities in higher education; promotes social change; and in some cases, promotes policy change. Overall, the volume promotes more effective, mindful, honest, and caring interaction between able-bodied and disabled individuals.
KW  - Disability, Communication, Higher education, Pedagogy
LA  - English
ER  -