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Posted by on Jan 15, 2019 in Student Paper, Student Submission |

Cultural interpretations among Asian views of disability

By Jennifer Feng Disability identity is a multilayered and complex phenomenon.  It not only entails examining the medical facets of functioning, but it also explores historical and sociocultural roots of what makes disability unique. In modern day society, racial and cultural considerations often surround and pervade how one’s disability experience ought to be or how… Continue Reading Cultural interpretations among Asian views of disability

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Posted by on Jan 03, 2019 in Student Paper, Student Submission |

Person-First Language vs. Identity-First Language: An examination of the gains and drawbacks of Disability Language in society

By Phillip Ferrigon DSSV 607 – Higher Education Disability Service Administration Professor Kevin Tucker Abstract The semantics of disability language is a sensitive topic of discussion amongst societal and political culture. The use of person-first (or people-first; PFL) language has been criticized since its terminology was featured in legislation of the Americans with Disabilities Act… Continue Reading Person-First Language vs. Identity-First Language: An examination of the gains and drawbacks of Disability Language in society

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