SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
What does it mean to incorporate disability into your identity? In what ways have you struggled with that?
What were the key lessons you learned about disability while you were in rehabilitation? What did you still need to learn?
What are some of the details of your day that people, perhaps, do not understand or appreciate on face value?
What have been some of the biggest sources of frustration for you, logistically speaking, as you navigate the world?
What is the identity of the disabled family member? How did your disability affect your relationship with your family members?
What are some examples of times when you believe you weren’t treated with the respect or fairness that people deserve? How did you handle that?
What are your thoughts on love and relationships? Have these feelings changed or evolved over time?
How do you define hope? How has hope you been instrumental in your life, and how might it be in other people’s lives?
How do you define leadership? How has it been instrumental in your life, and how have you exercised it in important situations?
What has living with quadriplegia taught you about medicine? About care? Are these things the same?
What are the most valuable lessons you have learned through your life living with challenge?