International Perspectives on Teaching with Disability

Taylor & Francis

International Perspectives on Teaching with DisabilityOvercoming Obstacles and Enriching Lives\nAuthor(s): Michael Jeffress\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138296572, 978-1138296572\nSynopsis\nEfforts to reduce discrimination and increase diversity on campuses, coupled with shrinking budgets causing administrators to devote more resources toward recruiting and retaining students with disabilities, are fuelling an explosion of research in the area of inclusive education. An important focus that has been largely neglected is the place of teachers with disabilities in academe. International Perspectives on Teaching with Disability brings together 25 multi-disciplinary scholars with disabilities from Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, the UK, Israel and the United States to share their struggles and successes in teaching with disability.\n\nThe 18 chapters are written largely from autoethnographic perspectives grounded .