{"product_id":"invisible-leashes-allison-christina-gainer-9781915271693","title":"Invisible Leashes: Service Dogs, Institutional Barriers, and the Fight for Authentic Access in Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does it mean to be disabled in a place that claims inclusion but prioritizes compliance over true community?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvisible Leashes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a powerful narrative that blends lived experience, institutional critique, and practical insights. Through the lens of a university staff member and Ed.D. student with a dynamic, non-apparent disability, \u003cstrong\u003eAllison Christina Gainer\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals how classrooms, HR offices, research labs, and field placements become sites of both struggle and advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this story is a service dog, whose presence not only provides support but also disrupts hidden barriers and biases, symbolizing the visibility of disability in spaces designed for conformity rather than inclusion. With candor and urgency, Gainer interrogates the politics of disclosure, the emotional labor of self-advocacy, and the structural limitations of performative inclusivity in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA call for authentic accessibility and systemic change, this book highlights the need for policy reform and disability leadership rooted in lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for students, scholars, and practitioners in Disability Studies, Higher Education Administration, Educational Leadership, Social Work, Counselling, Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Law, and Public Policy, as well as disability advocates committed to creating more inclusive institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Christina Gainer,Damian Mellifont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191527169X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915271693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lived Places\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Allison Christina Gainer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612048572671,"sku":"9781915271693","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9605c1c-0aee-430e-bb6f-e3b264851500.jpg?v=1764517826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisible-leashes-allison-christina-gainer-9781915271693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}