Collective Inclusion Pathways to Access (CIPA)

Description

Our purpose is to increase the success of students with disabilities (SWD) in work placements. Work placements are important experiential education (EE) experiences in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as they transition students to professional roles. Currently access for SWD is heavily reliant on an accommodations model predicated on disclosure of a medical diagnosis.

Previous research has indicated that there are significant gaps for students within this model. We will develop a Collective Inclusion Pathways to Access (CIPA) resource for professionals and those responsible for creating accessible EE. 

This resource will help open up more pathways to access for SWD by educating access professionals about alternative options. Collective access understands disability to be a social and relational process, and access to be a collective undertaking which must value different ways of being and knowing.