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5 Ways Disability Services and Career Services Can Work Together

Symplicity

College students with disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to finding employment.

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10 Reasons to Go Digital with Your Course Materials

Eric Stoller

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. It’s just not possible. Students seek modern solutions for their educational experience.

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Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application

Great College Advice

Students with learning disabilities or ADHD, however, may be entitled to reasonable academic services and aids based on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and ADA. 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.

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How Wichita State University is Making a Difference

University Business

These types of increases will in turn increase the need for services for students diagnosed with autism on college campuses as well. Students on the autism spectrum should be aware of the support that is available for them as they transition to a new environment as students are recruited from these areas that may be further away from home.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Another example of community building is Student Recruitment and Admissions’ (SRA) pre-arrival activity. Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA. The list goes on.

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Subtitling pilot project at Moray House: Review and reflections

Teaching Matters Academic Support

We recruited three individuals to the team who had experience subtitling media at other large organisations and Universities. Secondly, we worked with Student Disability Services to help identify courses where there were students with a schedule who we may not have been aware of. Our aim was to focus solely on teaching material.

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5 Ways to Support Disabled Job Seekers

Symplicity

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.