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Engineering Ableism: The Exclusion and Devaluation of Engineering Students and Professionals with Physical Disabilities and Chronic and Mental Illness.

Erin A Cech
Published in: Journal of engineering education (2023)
These results suggest that engineering harbors widespread ableism across education and work. The findings demand more scholarly attention to the social, cultural, and physical barriers that block people with disabilities from full and equal participation in engineering.
Keyphrases
  • mental illness
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • working memory