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This new focus on providing more opportunities for learning in authentic community settings is thought to promote better pedagogy by focusing on multiples perspectives and areas of expertise (Zeichner, 2010) and to increase opportunities in the workplace by promoting practical and flexible skills that are essential in the field (Bogo, 2010; Buhai, 1999; Dreuth & Dreuth-Fewell, 2002; Getzel, 2008) . This emerging shift in curricular foci is co-occurring with changes in the demographic composition of the student body in most post-secondary institutions. On the whole, campuses are becoming more inclusive and are increasingly welcoming students from a variety of backgroundsand with different types of disability.  \nHistorically, students with disabilities were considered to be the responsibility of a dedicated “office for students with disabilities” where they received services and accommodations. Unfortunately, this model created the view that there is a unified endpoint and approach to disability service provision. It is misguided to conclude that disability service provision is unchanging, context-independent, and an island unto itself. Research on different models of service provision suggest that students with disabilities tend to fare better in postsecondary environments that implement a Universal Design approach where multiple stakeholders are responsible for meeting the needs of a diverse student body (Getzel, 2008; Lightfoot & Gibson, 2005) . Student profiles, perspectives, and expectations are changing as rapidly as the demands in the field and of community partners (Pardeck, 2002) . This new focus on real world experiences in post-secondary education challenges the traditional philosophies of service provision and provides an opportunity for reflection and change (Tynja¨la¨, Va¨limaa & Sarja, 2003) . As we increasingly embrace the Social Model of Disability in higher education where we discuss external barriers to education and access and where environment-focused models such as Universal Design become implemented (Gradel & Edson, 2010), we should be asking whether environmental barriers continue into real-world contexts (Burgstahler, 2008) . The notion of a smooth, seamless transition to the field for students with disabilities seems utopic (Harrison& Ip, 2012) . Yet, the current models of service provision and teaching and learning seem to poorly prepare students for this complex transition. It is this frustrating observation that led us to come together on a collaborative brainstorming project regarding field placements for students with disabilities.  \nWe asked ourselves: Are traditional access solutions in line with the demands in the real world? Are field placements, the focal connection point between academic and professional worlds any less fraught with access issues than traditional approaches to education? Do traditional access solutions meet the needs of students with disabilities and/or of field and  community partners?  \nContext  \nThough there is a general paucity of data on this topic, the research that is available focuses on the perspectives of field supervisors who tend to report on the numerous barriers that seem to be present in the field for students with disabilities. For example, Alperin (1988) queried more than 300 directors of fieldwork in accredited Social Work programs to conclude that almost 60% reported barriers related to transportation and/or to acceptance within the agencies where their students were placed. 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