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Creating our own lives : college students with intellectual disability / Michael Gill and Beth Myers, editors

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College students with intellectual disability
Published
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2023]
Copyright Date
©2023
Physical Description
xxxi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Gill, Michael Carl and Myers, Beth A.

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Contents
Introduction. Recognizing student voice in inclusive higher education / Michael Gill and Beth Myers -- Part I. Laying the foundation : why everyone belongs in college -- Part II. Opening up possibilities : overcoming doubt and uncertainty -- Part III. Inclusion as action : diversifying student experiences -- Part IV. Supporting growth : peer mentoring and support -- Coda. Why this collection?
Summary
"How do students with intellectual disability experience higher education? Creating Our Own Lives addresses this question through the eyes of participants themselves, mounting a powerful challenge to assumptions that intellectual disability is best met with protection or segregation. Spanning topics that include belonging and inclusion, perseverance and triumph in the face of adversity, diversity of experience in inclusive higher education, and guidance for reimagining educational spaces, the essays expose and contradict the inherently ableist claim that individuals with intellectual disability cannot be reliable storytellers. Instead, their deeply informative stories serve as a corrective narrative. Students with disabilities belong in higher education. Not only does this book serve as an important record of students enrolled in inclusive higher education programs, it is also an unprecedented resource, packed with information and inspiration both for parents seeking opportunities for their children and for individuals with intellectual disability who aspire to attend college."--
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ISBN
9781517909710 (hardcover)
1517909716 (hardcover)
9781517909727 (paperback)
1517909724 (paperback)
9781452964065 (ebook)
Note
Contributors: Makayla Adkins, Olivia Baist, Brandon Baldwin, George Barham, Marquavious Barnes, Katie Bartlett, Steven Brief, De'Onte Brown, Meghan Brozaitis, Mary Bryant, Gracie Carrol, Taylor Cathey, Maia Chamberlain, Antonio E. Contreras, Kim Dean, Elizabeth Droessler, Katie Ducett, Keiron Dyck, Rachel Gomez, Deriq Graves, Micah Gray, Maggie Guillaume, Cleo Hamilton, Nathan Heald, Joshua R. Hourigan, Hannah Lenae Humes, Courtney Jorgensen, Eilish Kelderman, Kailin Kelderman, Kenneth Kelty, Kaelan Knowles, Karlee Lambert, Kate Lisotta, Rachel Mast, Elise McDaniel, Emma Miller, Jake Miller, Lydia Newnum, Brenna Mantz Nielsen, Carly O'Connell, Nadia Osbey, Stirling Peebles, Breyan Pettaway, Amanda Pilkenton, True Rafferty, Taylor Ruppe, Lawrence Sapp, Tyler Shore, Brianna Silva, Alex Smith, Elliott Smith, Phillandra Smith, Payton Storms, Allen Thomas, Kylie Walter, Stephen Wanser, Sayid Webb, Breana Whittlesey, Luke Wilcox, Adam Wolfond.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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