Understanding Disability in Higher Education
Introduction
“We are not disabled by our individual differences, we are disabled by barriers in the world around us.”
The Social Model of Disability at UAL
In the following audio recording I reflect on and analyse how disability interacts with other aspects of individuals’ identities, such as race, gender, and socioeconomic status.
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