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How Technology Can Expand Support for Students with a Disability

Symplicity

In fact, in a 2016 study by the Institute of Education Sciences , only 13 percent of students with a disability disclosed. Ensuring that students with a disability, whether they choose to disclose it or not, experience a sense of belonging is critical to the longevity of an institution.

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Supporting student journeys

Teaching Matters Academic Support

On a wider scale, the University offers specialist support in the form of the Counselling Service, Careers Service, and the Disability Service. My role within the Disability Service is as a Mental Health Mentor, a post I have held for 8 years. May 12, 2016

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How Wichita State University is Making a Difference

University Business

Navigating College Life with Autism: How Wichita State University is Making a Difference A report by the CDC states that one in 36 children is diagnosed with autism, which has increased since a 2016 statistic of one in 54. In return, graduate students can earn practicum hours towards their program completion.

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Supporting Neurodivergent College Students with Dr. Liz Norell

Dr. Al Solano

Even students who've registered with disability services may qualify for accommodations that they don't ask for because the stigma around these diagnoses can feel really scary." She was diagnosed with anxiety in 2016 and autism in 2023. That is definitely not it."

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

And this year, two interesting observations emerged: In 2021, the ten most read posts were entries dating from previous years, ranging from 2016 to 2020. A very efficient way for us to monitor interactions with the blog is to look at the most-read posts every year.

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Mini-series: How do we ensure wellbeing for autistic students at The University of Edinburgh?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Although our Student Disability Service offers autism awareness training, all too often the job of educating staff falls to individual autistic students, and we know anecdotally that many autistic people struggle to identify what adjustments would be helpful. This is much easier said than done.