Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
Yet, for students with disabilitiesincluding neurodivergent learnersthese institutions still present significant challenges. Some colleges are able to say to faculty and frontline staff, If a student presents with a circumstance where they need additional support, lets go ahead and provide it for them.
The Scholarly Teacher
MAY 17, 2023
In situations with unsuccessful placement, students with ASDs may present as agitated and frustrated, indicating difficulty with self-regulation. link] safety/disability-services/differences.aspx DO-IT. What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability? Unpublished manuscript].
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Great College Advice
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
For instance, schools may provide access to learning centers and learning specialists and offer developmental courses, tutoring services, and study skill workshops. To learn more about the specific services a college provides, ask the Office of Disability Services about all of the services and aids offered on campus.
Eric Stoller
MAY 23, 2018
When eTextbooks include features such alternative text descriptions of visuals and content that can be used with assistive technology, students can start reading right away, without waiting for a disability services department to create a file. Digital course materials are not the future for higher education; they’re the present.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 25, 2023
percent, nearly three times higher than the average student, although the report noted that such symptoms are quite rare, presenting in fewer than 1 percent of clients. Therapist-identified mental health challenges were also strong predictors of withdrawal; students who experienced psychotic thoughts or behaviors withdrew at a rate of 8.7
Dr. Al Solano
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
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." They assume that these accommodations are trying to cheat the system or game the system in some way. That is definitely not it."
Symplicity
OCTOBER 13, 2023
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month , a month-long celebration of the contributions American workers with a disability have made to the workforce in the past and present. The intention of the month is to advocate for more inclusive hiring and employment practices.
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