Abstract: While disability scholars are increasingly exploring the experiences of disabled employees within the academe, there seemingly does not exist literature on this topic in South Africa. In this autoethnography, I make sense of my experiences as a visually impaired university lecturer. I dissect my continual performances of able-bodiedness – my efforts to conceal truths around my disability – despite a seemingly inclusive work environment. I discuss the psychological cost of these performances and, lastly, illustrate the importance of a creative, open and responsive attitude on the part of nondisabled colleagues and managers to help their disabled colleagues to become their true and authentic self..
Bibliography: pages 37-38.The work undertaken for my Masters degree seeks to address some of the pre...
Neoliberal academia represents a challenging and competitive environment which privileges long worki...
The authors explore the real-life issue of diversity disclosure within academia. The breadth of disa...
In the neoliberal academy, professors who disclose any form of impairment risk raising concerns abou...
The experiences of academics with disability have received modest but growing attention internationa...
Although Higher Education Institutions have come a long way in including students with disabilities,...
To understand the experiences of the disabled in academia, a fully accessible and inclusive workshop...
PhD ThesisThrough this research, the author has sought to emancipate and raise the voices of disable...
This chapter is based on collaborative autoethnography about being disabled in contemporary working ...
To understand the experiences of the disabled in academia, a fully accessible and inclusive workshop...
Disability is a social force that arguably creates more education problems for students with disabil...
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to norma...
Disability is a widespread phenomenon, indeed a potentially universal one as life expectancies rise....
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to norma...
Despite increased disability awareness and the advancement of disability rights laws, the stigma of...
Bibliography: pages 37-38.The work undertaken for my Masters degree seeks to address some of the pre...
Neoliberal academia represents a challenging and competitive environment which privileges long worki...
The authors explore the real-life issue of diversity disclosure within academia. The breadth of disa...
In the neoliberal academy, professors who disclose any form of impairment risk raising concerns abou...
The experiences of academics with disability have received modest but growing attention internationa...
Although Higher Education Institutions have come a long way in including students with disabilities,...
To understand the experiences of the disabled in academia, a fully accessible and inclusive workshop...
PhD ThesisThrough this research, the author has sought to emancipate and raise the voices of disable...
This chapter is based on collaborative autoethnography about being disabled in contemporary working ...
To understand the experiences of the disabled in academia, a fully accessible and inclusive workshop...
Disability is a social force that arguably creates more education problems for students with disabil...
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to norma...
Disability is a widespread phenomenon, indeed a potentially universal one as life expectancies rise....
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to norma...
Despite increased disability awareness and the advancement of disability rights laws, the stigma of...
Bibliography: pages 37-38.The work undertaken for my Masters degree seeks to address some of the pre...
Neoliberal academia represents a challenging and competitive environment which privileges long worki...
The authors explore the real-life issue of diversity disclosure within academia. The breadth of disa...