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Intersectionality Dis/ability Research: How Dis/ability Research in Education Engages Intersectionality to Uncover the Multidimensional Construction of Dis/abled Experiences
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The purpose of this chapter is to systematically review the research within the field of education that explicitly examined how various social constructions of identity intersect with dis/ability to qualitatively affect young adults’ experiences by asking the following question: What are the key findings in education research focusing on youth and young adults with disabilities who are multiply situated in terms of race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, or other social markers? Our conceptual framework included a sociohistorical approach that culled from intersectionality and disability studies in education that centered on the intersectional lived experiences of youth within K–16 educational contexts. In our research, we found 10 qualifying studies that illuminated how youth create meaning along the lines of their disabilities and their intersections, and we summarized these within the following three themes: (a) navigate intersectional disability discourses, (b) present their dis/ability oppression as intersectional, and (c) engage in their identity meaning making as a form of intersectional discourse. We conclude by situating these findings within the larger body of intersectionality disability studies in education research and provide future implications. “Ain’t nobody gonna get me down!” —Kiesha (Petersen, 2009, p. 434)
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“These conceptualizations and materializations either subsume disability issues into an amorphous, melting pot of vaguely defined and perceived 'diversity' (Norwich 2002) or solely focus on persons with disabilities and, to a lesser extent, persons with other minoritized identities without considering issues of intersectionality and social injustice and their impact on accessibility in educational”
From Accessibility and universal design in higher education curricula: implications for inclusion/exclusion (2025) · cites this paper as Hernández-Saca, Kahn, and Cannon 2018
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“Still, some sporadic references to other markers of difference were made without acknowledging how these markers of difference may intersect and impact pedagogical decision-making (Hernández-Saca, Kahn, and Cannon 2018).”
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- Authors
- Hernández-Saca, D. I., Gutmann Kahn, L., & Cannon, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Northern Iowa (US)
- Moravian College
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Venue
- Review of Research in Education
- Published
- 2018-03
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 286-311
- ISSN
- 0091-732X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-1038
- OpenAlex
- W2795962879
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 12.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Research in Education (publishedVersion)
- UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- American Educational Research Association
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disability Rights and Representation
- Social Sciences › Education › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- intersectionality, disability studies in education, young adults with disabilities, youth with disabilities, disability oppression, race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, disability discourse, K-16 education
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