{"product_id":"picking-up-the-pieces-finding-my-way-as-a-visually-impaired-woman-in-higher-education-9781916985902","title":"Picking Up the Pieces: Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat barriers and traumas do students with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments, experience in higher education settings?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on personal experience, author \u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Levin\u003c\/strong\u003e provides an overview of disability history within higher education settings and explains the impact of poor care on disabled students. \u003cstrong\u003eStephanie\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003cstrong\u003eStephanie\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lived Places Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916985902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Stephanie A. N. Levin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45369991594165,"sku":"9781916985902","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8d48a7c7-0946-4e6e-b776-9c283f53f875.jpg?v=1747109093","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/picking-up-the-pieces-finding-my-way-as-a-visually-impaired-woman-in-higher-education-9781916985902","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}