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Brown beyond compliance 10 10 2014
The document discusses the importance of assessing the climate for students with disabilities in postsecondary institutions, highlighting the need for systematic measurement to improve programs. It emphasizes developing instruments to understand various aspects related to students, faculty, and facilities. Additionally, it outlines resources and examples of disability culture on campuses, advocating for recognizing and valuing disability culture as integral to social experiences on campus.
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- 1. The “Climate ofDisabilities” at Postsecondary Institutions Steven E. Brown sebrown@hawaii.edu “Beyond Disability, Beyond Compliance” 2014 National Retreat at Duke University
- 2. Who is Steve? Professor (retired), Disability Studies, University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies http://www.cds.hawaii.edu Co-Founder, Institute on Disability Culture http://www.instituteondisabilityculture.org
- 3. What is aClimate Assessment and Why is it Useful? “The systematic measuring of effectiveness in an institution or program area so that an action plan for program improvement can be created and set in motion as a means of inducing change.” (from Stodden, Brown & Roberts, 2011).
- 4. Developing an Instrument 1. What would you want to know about students at your University? 2. What would you want to know about faculty at your University? 3. What would you want to know about administrators at your University? 4. What would you want to know about facilities at your University? 5. What would you want to know about extra-curricular activities at your University? 6. What would you want to know about programs designed for students with disabilities at your University? 7. . What would you want to know about how students with disabilities fit into programs that not specifically designed for students with disabilities at your University?
- 5. Other Resources forDisability and Postsecondary Education from the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies Teaching All Students, Reaching All Learners, Including Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners
- 6. Professional Development TrainingProgram http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/training/ Universal Design for Learning Assistive Technology Hidden Disabilities Rights and Responsibilities
- 7. Professional Development Modules http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/modules/ UDL Mentoring Multiculturalism
- 8. Multiple Identities http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/modules/multicultur alism/multiculturalism/index.php?counter=3
- 9. Cultural Identity BubbleMap • Here is a template for you to create your own Cultural Identity Bubble Map. • You are in the bubble at the center, with bubbles listing various aspects of your identity radiating to the center • YOU
- 10. Creating Your OwnCultural Identity Bubble Map Here is a template for you to create your own Cultural Identity Bubble Map. YOU You are in the bubble at the center, with bubbles listing various aspects of your identity radiating to the center. Children from different cultures wearing different colors. 10
- 11. Disability Culture &Pride http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/modules/multicultur alism/theory/index.php?counter=7
- 12. Examples of disabilityculture on campus Disability Cultural Centers University of Minnesota (1991): http://www.dsccumn.org/ Syracuse University (2012): http://sudcc.syr.edu/ Longmore Institute – San Francisco State U (2012): http://longmoreinstitute.wordpress.com/
- 13. Institute on DisabilityCulture Links & Resources: http://www.instituteondisabilityculture.org/link s--resources.html
- 14. Using Disability Culture How might knowing about or having examples of disability culture be useful? 1. Explain why people with disabilities think our culture is important. 2. Use examples to demonstrate disability rights, history, talents and resources.
- 15. How can thediscourse of disability culture relate to general discourse of social experience on campuses?
- 16. Prejudice is afar greater problem than any impairment; discrimination a bigger obstacle to overcome than any disability.” Paul K. Longmore
- 17. References Brown, S.E. (2003). Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to Disability Pride. New York: People with Disabilities Press. Stodden, R.A., Brown, S. E. & Roberts, K. (2011). Disability-Friendly University Environments: Conducting a Climate Assessment. In In Harbour, Wendy S. and Madaus, Joseph W. (Eds.) New Directions for Higher Education: Disability services and campus dynamics (pp. 83-92). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.