2023, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A
Disability socialization perspectives: Views from the Seats of electric grocery carts
Author(s): L Kathleen Sheriff, Summer Koltonski and Nicole Letchworth
Abstract: A special education professor suffering from severe nerve damage and post-surgery rehabilitation shares her authentic mindful conversations through the sociological theory of Looking Glass Self while riding through multiple big box stores on electric grocery carts. Having taught many children with severe disabilities in her career, her self-reflection and disability identity struggles reveal reflective observations regarding barriers school children with orthopedic disabilities endure while utilizing electronic mobility devices. She questions her own disability identity concerns while realizing empathy not understood prior to her socialization experiences that occurred while shopping from the seats of electric grocery carts. Discussion establishes pre-service special education initial teaching standards appropriately identified as means for empathy and advocacy training in her undergraduate curriculum coursework as a result of her mind-engaging conversational notes in this autoethnography study.
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How to cite this article:
L Kathleen Sheriff, Summer Koltonski and Nicole Letchworth. Disability socialization perspectives: Views from the Seats of electric grocery carts. International Journal of Research in Special Education. 2023; 3(1): 32-35.
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