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Challenges and barriers to advocacy: A student perspective
Author(s) -
Kennedy Samantha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30469
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , resentment , odds , reflexive pronoun , psychology , ableism , sociology , medicine , political science , computer science , linguistics , law , gender studies , politics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , logistic regression
The word “disability” carries multiple definitions across contexts, which are often at odds. While I am disabled according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, I have never considered myself a person with a disability. I was nudged to advocate for myself as a child, even though I was resentful being asked to disclose my disability to strangers, while I was still struggling to accept the label myself.

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