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Why disability can overshadow professional identity

I'm the only blind person in my graduate program and my advisor keeps suggesting research topics about blindness like that's the only thing I could possibly contribute to the field.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're fighting against others' assumptions that your disability defines the boundaries of your intellectual capacity.

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“Where Are You with Disability as identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.