Disability Justice Dreams and Loving Corrections of IPSE

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 9:45 am - Gold 2
  In Roundtable Session: Systemic Access, Lived Experiences: Pursuing Authentic Inclusion in Postsecondary Education

Abstract

Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) programs have expanded access for students with intellectual disability (ID), yet remain shaped by exclusionary logics rooted in neoliberalism, ableism, and capitalism. This paper, grounded in Disability Justice (DJ), offers “loving corrections” to foundational IPSE literature by interrogating its assumptions and practices. Through thematic textual analysis, we critique frameworks that valorize inclusion only for some, prioritize outsider expertise, and reduce educational value to workforce readiness. Drawing on the lived experiences of multiply-marginalized disabled scholars and DJ principles, we call for reimagining IPSE as a site of collective liberation, mutual care, and transformative access. We offer this work in service of dreaming more liberatory futures for all disabled students in higher education.

Authors

• Sara Jo Soldovieri, The IDEAL School

• Teukie Martin, Syracuse University

• Nikkia D. Borowski, Syracuse University