Clinical legal education and disability: accommodation, implementation and assessment in service-learning programs
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https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.v23i4.525Abstract
Experiential education is becoming an increasingly relevant pedagogy in post-secondary and professional education. This paper situates service-learning within the larger context of experiential education. It provides an examination of the social model of disability and its relevance for service-learning programs. Most importantly, it then narrows in on implications of disability on program selection, implementation and assessment. The aim of the paper is to offer practical suggestions to create and maintain universally accessible programs as well as a theoretical framework from which to view these challenges and opportunities.References
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