- Title:
- Academic Accessibility : A Case Study of Carleton University from a Physically Disabled Perspective, 1942 - 2019
- Creator:
- Peirce, Hollis Jack Beaumont
- Date Created:
- 2019
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Canadian History
- Geographical Focus:
- Ottawa Carleton University
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- This thesis was completed in order to analyze how Carleton University has viewed accessibility during its history. It will do so by using two theoretical perspectives of disability, the medical and social models. They will be used to demonstrate how Carleton University has gone about building not only its physical infrastructure but also policy for its intellectual infrastructure under influence of the medical model. It first looks at how Carleton built its reputation of being one of Canada's most accessible post secondary institutions. To understand this a number of different sources were put to use. Along with standard secondary sources, such as books and journal articles, this thesis also contains a series of interviews, an accessibility audit, and personal vignettes. These interviews and vignettes are excellent tools to demonstrate how Carleton has shifted its focus of accessibility away from physical and towards cognitive disabilities.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Peirce, Hollis Jack Beaumont. 2019. "Academic Accessibility : A Case Study of Carleton University from a Physically Disabled Perspective, 1942 - 2019", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_20.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.