Transition from Higher Education to National Health Service for Visually Impaired Physiotherapists: An Interpretative Phenomenological Exploration. Atkinson, K. & Hutchinson, J. O. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 31(1):32–46, January, 2013. ![Transition from Higher Education to National Health Service for Visually Impaired Physiotherapists: An Interpretative Phenomenological Exploration [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex This idiographic study aims to hear the voices of a small group of visually impaired physiotherapists to explore their lived experience of transition from higher education (HE) into employment. The findings are based on six semi-structured interviews analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach. Participants were visually impaired physiotherapists who are either working, or have worked, in the National Health Service (NHS). A number of interrelated themes emerged concerning the work of the disabled self, compensation, stigma and passing, disclosure, barriers, disempowerment, and positive experiences. These appear to be linked to a reluctance by participants to engage with their disability identity. The experiences and perceptions of participants do not provide evidence of a commitment to disability-related support for disabled health-care professionals. The results of this study indicate that a wide range of both personal and institutional barriers still exist in the NHS. (Contains 10 notes.)
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volume = {31},
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abstract = {This idiographic study aims to hear the voices of a small group of visually impaired physiotherapists to explore their lived experience of transition from higher education (HE) into employment. The findings are based on six semi-structured interviews analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach. Participants were visually impaired physiotherapists who are either working, or have worked, in the National Health Service (NHS). A number of interrelated themes emerged concerning the work of the disabled self, compensation, stigma and passing, disclosure, barriers, disempowerment, and positive experiences. These appear to be linked to a reluctance by participants to engage with their disability identity. The experiences and perceptions of participants do not provide evidence of a commitment to disability-related support for disabled health-care professionals. The results of this study indicate that a wide range of both personal and institutional barriers still exist in the NHS. (Contains 10 notes.)},
language = {English},
number = {1},
journal = {British Journal of Visual Impairment},
author = {Atkinson, Karen and Hutchinson, Jane Owen},
month = jan,
year = {2013},
keywords = {Allied Health Personnel, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Barriers, Disability Discrimination, ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), Employment, Empowerment, Experience, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Phenomenology, Physical Therapy, Postsecondary Education, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Semi Structured Interviews, United Kingdom, Visual Impairments},
pages = {32--46},
}
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