Wednesday, September 17, 2014

WELCOME- VOICE JOURNAL START

Welcome to my voice journal! This is the space that I will use to reflect and discuss the adventures I take through my chosen voice for my College Student Development Class Voice Project. This first Entry serves as an introduction into the assignment as well as some information about my voice. As the semester moves forward I will identify more information about my voice, and reflect on what I learn through it's development. 

Project Overview: 
This project allows me to learn about someone who is different than myself. It provides me with the opportunity to create a persona, establish it's anchor and explore what it would be like to be this person in my daily life. As this persona "voice" is created I will gain a better understanding of this person and the complexity that it faces through its anchor and various defining characteristics. I will journal at least once a week. These journal entries will allow me to reflect on research that I have done on my voice as well as general discussion around my opinions and thoughts regarding my anchor, the successes and the constraints it places on my voice as an individual. Throughout the semester I will be connecting theories and research to my voice and create culminating project to present to the class about my voice. 

Introduction to my voice: 

Anchor: Someone with a Physical Disability 

Gender: Male 

Ethnicity: African American 

Disability: Paraplegic, confined to a wheel chair. 

Name: Nathan 

Number of years with Disability: 3

Age at disability accident: 16

How they acquired disability: Car Accident 

College Attending: Ohio University 

Year in School: Freshman 

Age of Voice: 19 

College Major: Business Administration 

As I move throughout this journal I hope to look at challenges Nathan would face as a college freshman at OU. In regard to his disability and as a new student at OU. I hope to further explore constraints of being an individual with a disability on the OU campus and look at services that are available. 

Nathan and I will check back in with you next time! 

-Cody 


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