Making Good on the Promise: Student Affairs Professionals With Disabilities approaches disability from a sociocultural perspective that views disability as one of many possible social identities. Building on recent work related to implementing Universal Design in higher education, Making Good on the Promise shifts the focus from postsecondary students to staff and faculty. Although the book specifically addresses professionals in the field of student affairs, Making Good on the Promise provides insights and suggestions that are applicable to faculty and staff members working throughout higher education. Beginning with an overview of the wider disability movement, Making Good on the Promise then aims "dead center" to the heart of the experience of student affairs professionals with disabilities, to the curricular changes needed in preparation programs for that profession, to the role and appropriate action needed by allies, and to resources that all can use in the education of self and others.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Section I-Introduction Part 4 Chapter 1-Disability Realities: Community, Culture, and Connection on College Campuses Part 5 Chapter 2-Philosophical and Theoretical Approaches to Disability Part 6 Section II-Voices of Inclusion Part 7 Chapter 3-A Fabric of Similarity and Difference: First-Person Accounts Part 8 Introduction Part 9 The Invasive Nature of Depression: Psychiatric Disability Part 10 A Push in a Significant Direction: Mobility Impairment Part 11 An Intersection of Multiple Identities: Congenital Limb Amputation Part 12 An Unexpected Additional Identity: Human Immune Deficiency (HIV) Part 13 An Invisible Identity: Learning Disability Part 14 Creating a Path for Career Advancement: Cerebral Palsy Part 15 A New Way of Seeing the World: Acquired Vision Impairment Part 16 Determination Points the Way for Others: Congenital Vision Impairment Part 17 Finding a Welcoming Environment: Deafness and Hearing Impairment Part 18 Conclusion Part 19 Section III-Theory and Practice Part 20 Chapter 4-Integrating Disability Into the Diversity Framework in the Training of Student Affairs Professionals Part 21 Chapter 5-Making Graduate Preparation Programs and Assistantships in the Field of Student Affairs More Accessible Part 22 Section IV-The Role of Allies Part 23 Chapter 6-Allies in our Midst Part 24 Chapter 7-Turning Missteps into Forward Steps: A Guide for Allies Part 25 Introduction Part 26 Being an Ally in Language Use Part 27 The Informed Use of Simulation Activities: A Personal Perspective Part 28 Disclosure Part 29 "Getting It" as an Ally: Interpersonal Relationships Between Colleagues With and Without Disabilities Part 30 Section V-Resources and Conclusion Part 31 Chapter 8-Educating Yourself and Others: Utilizing Resources and Disability Networks