Lived Experiences of Ableism in Academia: Strategies for Inclusion in Higher Education

Front Cover -- Lived Experiences Of Ableism In Academia: Strategies For Inclusion In Higher Education -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Notes On Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Being 'different' In Academia -- Introduction -- Higher Education In The 21st Century -- The Body Enters -- Experiences Of Ableism In Academia -- Chapter Overviews -- Note -- References -- Part I Ways Of Knowing -- 1 A Leg To Stand On: Irony, Autoethnography And Ableism In The Academy -- Introduction -- What Is Autoethnography? Irony As A Lens -- Neoliberalist Logics -- Autoethnography As Intervention -- References -- 2 There's No Place For Emotions In Academia: Experiences Of The Neoliberal Academy As A Disabled Scholar -- The Neoliberal Academy -- The Emotional Toll Of Being A Disabled Academic -- What The Future Holds -- References -- 3 Embodiment And Authenticity: How Embodied Research Might Shed Light On Experiences Of Disability And Chronic Illness -- Introduction -- Embodiment -- Embodiment And Knowledge Production -- Embodied Autoethnography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References 4 What's In A Word? Rephrasing And Reframing Disability -- Introduction -- A Personal Perspective -- Societal And Historical Perspectives -- The Construction Of Media Influences -- The Language We Use -- Reflecting On Practice And Understanding Needs -- Conclusion -- Intermezzo -- References -- Part Ii Lived Experiences -- 5 Colour Blindness In Academia: The Challenges Of An Invisible Impairment -- Introduction -- Living With Colour Blindness -- Colour Blindness In Academic Research -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- Recommendations -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- References 6 Stammering In Academia: Voice In The Management Of Self And Others -- Introduction -- Scene 1: The Interview -- What Is Stammering? -- Academic Life As A Person Who Stammers -- Scene 2: The Presentation -- Reflective Questions -- Recommendations -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Losing My Voice (physically And Metaphorically) -- Introduction -- Losing My Voice -- Returning To Work -- Developing My Voice -- Conclusion -- Reflective Questions -- Recommendations -- References -- 8 Deafness And Hearing Loss In Higher Education -- Introduction -- Hearing Impaired, Deaf Or Deaf? What It Means To (not) Hear In The Academy -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Reflective Questions -- Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- 9 Living With Collagenous Colitis As A Busy Academic: Chronic Illness And The Intersection Of Age And Gender Inequality -- Introduction -- Defining The Disease -- Telling My Story -- Impacting Academic Life -- Reflective Questions -- Recommendations -- References -- 10 Three Cheers For Access To Work Partnership: Two Cheers For Two Ticks And One Question About A University-wide Self-disclosu -- Introduction -- Me And Stan -- The Theory Of Two Ticks Edited By Nicole Brown. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.