Back to School: Reflections on a Disabled Undergraduate Experience

Authors

  • Danielle Lorenz PhD Candidate University of Alberta
  • Paul D.C. Bones Associate Professor Texas Woman’s University
  • Emily King PhD Candidate Texas Woman’s University

Abstract

This edited collection began as a conversation between the editors and members of the Canadian Sociological Association’s Sociology of Disability Research Cluster. The discussion centered on how there is a wealth of work on the experiences of being disabled in academia from the perspective of faculty (such as excellent works by Margaret Price and Jay Dolmage), but there are far fewer accounts of what higher education is like for undergraduate students.

Author Biographies

Danielle Lorenz, PhD Candidate University of Alberta

PhD Candidate

University of Alberta

Paul D.C. Bones, Associate Professor Texas Woman’s University

Associate Professor

Texas Woman’s University

Emily King, PhD Candidate Texas Woman’s University

PhD Candidate

Texas Woman’s University

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Published

2025-11-26

How to Cite

Lorenz, D., Bones, P. D., & King, E. (2025). Back to School: Reflections on a Disabled Undergraduate Experience. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 14(3), 1–14. Retrieved from https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/1278

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2025): Undergraduate Education and Experience

Section

Foreword

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