Navigating complexities : the intersectionality of Blackness and disability in higher education / Leroy A. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Leroy A., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students, Black--Canada--Social conditions.

College students, Black.

College students with disabilities--Services for--Canada.

College students with disabilities.

Educational equalization--Canada.

Educational equalization.

Racism in education--Canada.

Racism in education.

Inclusive education--Canada.

Inclusive education.

Physical Description:

x, 255 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2025]

Summary:

"Academic accommodations have become quite commonplace in universities in the Global North. At their best, accommodations support the rights of all students to an education, making it possible for students with disabilities or those who learn differently to succeed in the university and beyond. But are accommodations at their best? Reflecting on his own experiences as a Black student with a disability and the experiences of other Black students accessing accommodations at Canada's premier university, the University of Toronto, Baker examines how Black students who self-identify as having a disability navigate the quotidian complexities of Blackness and disabilities in Canadian higher education. Revealing the often-invisible ways Black disabled students negotiate the double bind of disability and anti-Blackness, this book draws attention to the alarming regularity with which students internalize stigmas born of structural forms of anti-Black racism and ableism and demonstrates how this often creates devastating barriers to student success and well-being. Timely, thought-provoking, and at times deeply personal, this book encourages us to rethink the accommodations process with the aim of supporting all students to achieve success within the academy and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1 Identity: The visible vs the invisible

Blackness

Disability

Intersectionality

Part 2 The bureaucratic education system

Paradoxical power

Accommodations

Part 3 Confronting and dismantling

Embedded marginalization

Future directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Baker, Leroy A. Navigating complexities

ISBN:

9781636677422

1636677428

OCLC:

1456983851

Publisher Number:

90102436118