Armour, C. D. (2023). Reimagining inclusion in higher education: Learning from the experiences of U.S. students with dis/abilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (Publication No. 30425620) [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Iowa]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2833472085

Accommodations were not specified; the focus was on the experiences of graduate and undergraduate students with disabilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study 1 involved 218 graduate and undergraduate students at public universities in the United States. Study 2 involved seven students and one staff member at a single midwestern university.

An online survey about students’ experiences before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was administered in Study 1. Semi-structured interviews were administered virtually individually to each participant in Study 2.

Both negative and positive experiences due to the changes that occurred during COVID-19 were reported by students with disabilities. Multiply minoritized students had mixed feelings about belonging at school. Students reported feeling unsafe to disclose their disability or feeling like the accommodation process was complicated. Additional barriers emerged for graduate students with disabilities.