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Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy
In this paper, we highlight how experiences shared by disabled individuals in physics represent clusters of models of disability. We apply a theoretical framing of a three-dimensional disability model space, with axes defined as medical versus social (i.e., cause); tragedy versus affirmative (i.e., effect); and minority versus universal (i.e., ability/disability dichotomy). For example, in this framework, providing accommodations is described by a cluster of the social and minority models of disability. By analyzing participants' experiences in physics through this disability framework, we aim to identify the models that underpin supportive experiences and support the development of policies for the physics community towards benefiting disabled people. Through analysis and comparison of these models and participants' narratives, we offer a discussion and possible guidelines for instructors interacting with students with disabilities, opportunities for those with disabilities to deconstruct their own prior experiences and analyze potential misinterpretations that may arise from the models.
Physics Education Research Conference 2023
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, CA: July 19-20, 2023 Pages 248-253
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![]() <a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=16591">Oleynik, D, C. Doty, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini. "Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, July 19-20, 2023.</a>
![]() D. Oleynik, C. Doty, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, 2023, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16591&DocID=5771).
![]() D. Oleynik, C. Doty, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini, Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, 2023, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16591&DocID=5771>.
![]() Oleynik, D., Doty, C., Scanlon, E., & Chini, J. (2023, July 19-20). Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved June 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16591&DocID=5771
![]() Oleynik, D, C. Doty, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini. "Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, July 19-20, 2023. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16591&DocID=5771 (accessed 16 June 2025).
![]() Oleynik, Daniel, Constance M. Doty, Erin Scanlon, and Jacquelyn Chini. "Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy." Physics Education Research Conference 2023. Sacramento, CA: 2023. 248-253 of PER Conference. 16 June 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16591&DocID=5771>.
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Author = "Daniel Oleynik and Constance M. Doty and Erin Scanlon and Jacquelyn Chini",
Title = {Three axes for expressing disability models and experiences: The cause, the effect, and the ability/disability dichotomy},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2023},
Pages = {248-253},
Address = {Sacramento, CA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 19-20},
Year = {2023}
}
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