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How do exams shut disabled students out?
Disabled students described an exam-heavy assessment culture that accommodations help but cannot fully fix when designs assume a “normal” student.
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How many students responded to the main survey?
139 students.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What dominated students’ assessment stories?
Exams characterized assessment experiences despite broader survey prompts.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
Did students find accommodations helpful?
Often yes; fifty-six explicitly said accommodations supported their learning.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What critical lenses guided analysis?
Ableism and disablism.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What alternative assessments did students want?
More student-centered and authentic practices such as self-/peer-assessment and projects.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
Where was the study conducted?
A research-intensive university in Finland.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What analytic method was used?
Reflexive thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke).
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
How large was the pilot?
N = 25 in April–May 2020.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What is the paper’s main contribution?
Critical tools to see assessment barriers as systemic ableism/disablism, not only individual deficits.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
How many had officially applied for accommodations?
67 participants had officially applied; 83 had used accommodations.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
Why are accommodations alone insufficient in the author’s view?
Overreliance on accommodations reveals assessment still assumes nondisabled norms rather than inclusive redesign.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified
What empowering quote theme appears?
Accommodations letting students show real skills and abilities.
Source: Unveiling ableism and disablism in assessment: a critical analysis of disabled students' experiences of assessment and assessment accommodations · DOI · quote verified