ABSTRACT
Disability rights movement leaders should therefore attempt to align themselves with those in student governments who will support their cause, and who are aware of the social injustices that people with disabilities, faculty, staff, and students included, may face on campus. Disability unemployment rates are, and have been, consistently double the overall unemployment rate. Much like the educator activist, the scholar activist must not only find ways to inject disability within established disciplines but also to learn the integral steps to begin building programmes of their own. Having an open line of communication – to help students understand what it is like to be someone with a disability, or to advocate for those with disabilities – will help students to see a concrete path to a similar career beyond the classroom. Encouraging students is one of the most important steps in creating new and innovative ways to bring the triumphs and tribulations of those with disabilities to the foreground.
