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Picking Up the Pieces: Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education

Picking Up the Pieces: Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education

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Series: Disability Studies

General SociologyMental HealthSpecial Education

ISBN10: 1916985904
ISBN13: 9781916985902
Publisher: Lived Places
Published: Apr 9 2025
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

What barriers and traumas do students with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments, experience in higher education settings?

Drawing on personal experience, author Stephanie Levin provides an overview of disability history within higher education settings and explains the impact of poor care on disabled students. Stephanie was only 20 when she experienced retinal detachment that required surgery. Shortly afterwards she experienced retinal detachment in the same eye which resulted in vision loss. With her newfound identity as a visually impaired woman, Stephanie struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. She refused accommodations within her university for fear of stigmatization, but she found that her acquaintances, professors, and friends viewed her differently.

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