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Access And Integration: Perspectives Of Disabled Students Living On Campus, Autumn K. Wilke, Nancy J. Evans, Charlie E. Varland, Kristen R. Brown, Ellen M. Broido

University Author Recognition Bibliography: 2019

Disabled students may face ableist challenges in the campus residential environment. Although campus housing plays a critical role in retention by promoting social integration, little is known about what promotes the engagement of disabled students in campus living environments because the literature about these students focuses on legal topics or accommodations. In this study, we wanted to understand how disabled students experienced living on campus and how the residential experience promoted social integration. We employed a critical constructivist case study approach, framing disability from a social justice perspective. Data for this study come from interviews with 24 students attending four …