COVID-19 and the experiences of academics with mobility impairments in an open distance learning higher education institution in South Africa

Mkhwanazi, Smangele; Moll, Alet

doi:10.1080/00131911.2022.2134310

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“…Employees with disabilities also struggle with disclosure of their disability to coworkers as well as the frustration that they cannot compete on a level playing field with their able-bodied colleagues (Bam & Ronnie 2020 :4–6). They may choose to self-accommodate by figuring out ways of how they can adapt to the work environment, sometimes exerting themselves beyond their physical capacity (Bam & Ronnie 2020 :5; Stefan 2002 :179; Mkhwanazi & Moll 2022 ). Shengli and associates ( 2022 :201) refer to ‘employee fear’ of employees with mobility disabilities in disclosing disability and requesting accommodation because of stigma.…”

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Exploring employees’ coping with disability management practices at a South African university

Moll¹

2023

African Journal of Disability

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Background: South African legislation promotes the accommodation of employees with disabilities through enabling modifications and adjustments in the workplace. The literature about the experiences of employees with disabilities in higher education environments regarding accommodation is scant. Filling the gap, this research aimed to explore how employees with disabilities at a South African university cope with disability management practices by means of accommodations.Objectives: The objectives entailed exploring the encounters of employees with disabilities regarding accommodation in the workplace, their beliefs about these encounters and the meaning that the employees with disabilities attached to them.Method: The study design is grounded in the subjectivist epistemology of social constructionism and took on a qualitative approach. The bounded single-case study concerned formative evaluations. The homogeneous purposive sampling strategy amounted to 13 employees with disabilities. Twelve semi-structured interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.Results: The participants relied strongly on self-agency to address splintered or unresponsive disability management practices. To avoid marginalisation, they worked extra hard for securing a rightful place at work. Misconceptions of able-bodied peers or managers triggered psychological stress.Conclusion: Coping with the university’s disability management practices is mainly a stressful challenge, consequently endangering people’s well-being.Contribution: Exploring the coping of university employees with disabilities through accommodations filled a gap in the literature.

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Exploring employees’ coping with disability management practices at a South African university

Moll¹

2023

African Journal of Disability

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Academic identities and socio-spatial exclusions of academics with disabilities: a capabilities approach

Madikizela-Madiya,

Mkhwanazi

2024

Disability & Society

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COVID-19 and the experiences of academics with mobility impairments in an open distance learning higher education institution in South Africa

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Exploring employees’ coping with disability management practices at a South African university

Exploring employees’ coping with disability management practices at a South African university

Academic identities and socio-spatial exclusions of academics with disabilities: a capabilities approach

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