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The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how a non-disabled person’s age, experience, and exposure to media or entertainment helped them to establish identity for those living with a disability. Questionnaire answers were collected over a forty-five day period through an electronic 16-item questionnaire. Participants for this study were determined based on their affiliation or due to a lack of affiliation to the education profession. The questionnaire was designed to generate answers that correlated with three models of disability. Findings were established using a Framework analysis. Findings of the study indicated that personal experience with people living with a disability correlated with a greater understanding of another’s individual identity. However, on a macro level larger society still has very limited and constricting language for discourse on people living with disabilities.
Advisor: | Hansuvadha, Nat |
Commitee: | Leonard-Giesen, Susan, Silk, Ilene |
School: | California State University, Long Beach |
Department: | Teacher Education |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 56/03M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Special education |
Keywords: | Disability culture, Disability experience, Identity, Micro-agression |
Publication Number: | 10261290 |
ISBN: | 978-1-369-68533-6 |