Linking Disability and Intercultural Studies: the adaptation journey of the visually impaired migrant in Ireland

This study focuses on the lived experiences of the visually impaired migrant in Ireland and this is the first study to document the lives of these members of Irish society. It examines how visually impaired migrants are simultaneously adapting to their disability and a new cultural environment while living in Ireland. In so doing this study aims to link the two academic fields of Intercultural Studies and Disability Studies and theoretical underpinnings for this study are drawn and woven together from both fields. As such this study draws from the development of theories relating to disability as well as the intercultural aspects of migration. Qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 participants living in the larger Dublin region, which comprised of two groups; migrant users and providers of services for the visually impaired. Data analysis was assisted through the software package Atlas.ti. A grounded theory approach to collecting and analysing data was adopted as this facilitates the flow from raw data to codes to concepts. Purposive sampling was employed and the typical method of grounded theory of constant comparison was not used, rather interviews were analysed individually once they were all completed then compared. Research findings indicate that the cultural perceptions of disability may help or hinder the individual’s adaptation process both to their visual impairment and to living and integrating into a new culture in Ireland. Findings cluster around the three areas of cultural perceptions of disability, support networks and cultural barriers to adaptation. Synergising theoretical concepts and data steered the development of a new integrative model which identifies the inhibitors and facilitators for the process of adaptation to visual impairment for a migrant in Ireland

Spartan Daily, January 31, 1985

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Developing an inclusive curriculum for visually disabled students

[Aims] The purpose of this guide is to help staff identify and remove the barriers that visually disabled students may encounter when studying one of the GEES disciplines - i.e. geography, earth and environmental sciences - and to suggest ways in which students can be helped to enjoy a fulfilling learning experience. Some of the advice and guidance offered will be generic, reflecting the importance of a strategic approach within institutions and departments to the planning and delivery of inclusive curricula. However, much of the advice will apply to specific forms of visual disability, and to the demands made by the study of GEES disciplines. Moreover, because each student is unique, most of what is discussed here will need to be made relevant and personal to individual students. It is a key principle of this guide that a blanket approach to the management of the learning needs of visually disabled students on a GEES programme of study is likely to be ineffective

Pacific Review February 1957 (Bulletin of the College of the Pacific)

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Independent- Jun. 29, 1992

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The Web Magazine 1988, Spring

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue provides a schedule for homecoming as well as a short segment about the Special Olympics of \u2788. Gardner-Webb alumnus Bruce Bowers is featured for his accomplishments in journalism, the Parents\u27 Association\u27s work in setting up student funding is praised, and the new Honors program is announced. The Webb mentions several speakers who came to Gardner-Webb, including Wilma Dykeman, Rev. E. Leon Smith, and Kent Plemmons. Alumnus Ron Rash is also recognized in this issue for being a successful writer; Rash\u27s work was featured in some of America\u27s most prestigious literary magazines . A few pages provide updates on the faculty/staff of GWC, followed by information concerning the numerous financial gifts GWC had received, and sports updates.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1123/thumbnail.jp