Picking Up the Pieces: Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education

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Stephanie A N Levin Damian Mellifont

Picking Up the Pieces

Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education

Stephanie A N Levin, Damian Mellifont, Jennifer Smith-Merry

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English

Lived Places Publishing
09 April 2025

Disability: social aspects; Psychology; Teaching of special educational needs

Series: Disability Studies

What barriers and traumas do students with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments, experience in higher education settings?

Drawing on personal experience, author Stephanie Levin provides an overview of disability history within higher education settings and explains the impact of poor care on disabled students. Stephanie was only 20 when she experienced retinal detachment that required surgery. Shortly afterwards she experienced retinal detachment in the same eye which resulted in vision loss. With her newfound identity as a visually impaired woman, Stephanie struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. She refused accommodations within her university for fear of stigmatization, but she found that her acquaintances, professors, and friends viewed her differently.

Through themes of trauma and identity, this book is ideal reading for teachers, carers, and disabled students as well as students of Disability Studies and Education.

By: Stephanie A N Levin
Edited by: Damian Mellifont, Jennifer Smith-Merry
Imprint: Lived Places Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781916985902
ISBN 10: 1916985904
Series: Disability Studies
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 09 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephanie A.N. Levin is a doctoral candidate in the educational leadership program at Rowan University. She is also a management assistant at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. Stephanie is enthusiastic about promoting inclusiveness for higher education students with disabilities and she is an advocate for accessibility and social justice.