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Title: Professional Practice Placement as a Unique Challenge for Students with Disabilities in Health and Human Service Educational Programmes
Language: English
Authors: Elisabeth Gross (ORCID 0000-0001-8759-438X), Tal Jarus (ORCID 0000-0003-4124-7782), Yael Mayer (ORCID 0000-0002-5576-402X), Shahbano Zaman, Fernanda M. Mira, Jeff Boniface (ORCID 0000-0002-5004-3629), Manon Boucher, Laura Yvonne Bulk (ORCID 0000-0002-0245-0991), Stephanie Chen, Donna Drynan, Karen Falcicchio, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Rosemary Lysaght, Carmen Moliner, Kathy O'Flynn-Magee, Cori Schmitz, Bette Shippam, Margot Young
Source: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 2025 29(4):534-552.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Equal Education, College Students, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Human Services, Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Student Placement, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2023.2195858
ISSN: 1360-3116
1464-5173
Abstract: Students with disabilities face barriers to full participation in Health and Human Service (HHS) programmes. Few studies have focused on students' experiences in practice placements, an aspect of HHS programmes which yield unique barriers. This study aimed to understand the barriers that disabled students in HHS programmes experience during practice placements and their perspective of how to better support and accommodate them. Disabled students from 12 HHS programmes at a Canadian university and 14 Canadian occupational therapy programmes were invited to participate in a survey about their placement experiences. Eighty-two students responded to the survey. Of these, eleven volunteered to engage in follow up interviews. Results showed that students with disabilities are navigating accommodation practices that frequently lack communication, clarity, ease of use and are structured in ways that are less conducive to ever-changing practice environments. Students expressed relying on relationships with practice educators and placement coordinators to facilitate their accommodations. However, negative attitudes and stigma complicate these processes. Collaboration across HHS programmes is needed to develop clear and effective placement accommodation procedures. Those who support disabled students in placement should receive education on supporting students with disabilities and legal obligations of accommodation. Students may benefit from advocacy and disclosure skill education.
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  Data: Students with disabilities face barriers to full participation in Health and Human Service (HHS) programmes. Few studies have focused on students' experiences in practice placements, an aspect of HHS programmes which yield unique barriers. This study aimed to understand the barriers that disabled students in HHS programmes experience during practice placements and their perspective of how to better support and accommodate them. Disabled students from 12 HHS programmes at a Canadian university and 14 Canadian occupational therapy programmes were invited to participate in a survey about their placement experiences. Eighty-two students responded to the survey. Of these, eleven volunteered to engage in follow up interviews. Results showed that students with disabilities are navigating accommodation practices that frequently lack communication, clarity, ease of use and are structured in ways that are less conducive to ever-changing practice environments. Students expressed relying on relationships with practice educators and placement coordinators to facilitate their accommodations. However, negative attitudes and stigma complicate these processes. Collaboration across HHS programmes is needed to develop clear and effective placement accommodation procedures. Those who support disabled students in placement should receive education on supporting students with disabilities and legal obligations of accommodation. Students may benefit from advocacy and disclosure skill education.
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