Reporting from the margins: disabled academics reflections on higher education

This article is rooted in the narratives of four disabled people with obvious impairments within higher education institutions (HEI). Their lived experiences highlight how the adoption of the neoliberal agenda by HEIs has ensured the continued exclusion of disabled academics. This article shares how the implementation of mainstream business structures, and the business ethos, has been experienced by disabled academics seeking equality of education and professional academic opportunities. It demonstrates the personal impacts that can occur when institutions vehemently value income over inclusio... Show more

Authors: Olsen, Jason; Griffiths, Miro; Soorenian, Armineh ... [+] Show more

Published: Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm University Press, 2020

Resource type: Article

Access item: http://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.670

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