Jim Thorpe Area School District is moving forward with a free, state grant-funded program aimed at improving how teachers, staff and students embrace classmates with disabilities. The best part, ...
UTSA's population of students with disabilities represents a variety of disability groups that fluctuates from semester to semester. A typical long semester will include students who may have a visual ...
In 2017, the National Disability Institute completed a financial survey. It showed that students with disabilities take out fewer loans than nondisabled individuals. However, 36% of respondents with ...
Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...
While the recent months have been a flurry of news around education, we’re becoming distracted from the very real challenges students are facing in the classroom. Because when speaking with parents, ...
The population of higher education students is becoming increasingly diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability and other characteristics.
In reality, students with disabilities face mounds of paperwork, climbing health costs, overworked administrators, and a ...
From the lack of proper diagnosis and support for students with dyslexia and ADHD to the stigmatization of disorders like autism and Down syndrome, students with disabilities are not treated equally ...
What if I experience access barriers to my online course? We understand that online courses may not automatically include all the access needs for every student. SDS is working with campus partners in ...
SDSC Disability Resources provides accommodations to Western Illinois University students with disabilities. Accommodations are determined by a combination of disability documentation which supports ...
The University of California, San Francisco, recently made a new accommodation available to students with disabilities: “release time” to attend medical appointments. “Very often that is therapy,” ...
The 'Cops and Kids Best Day Ever' event brought together students with developmental disabilities and law enforcement in ...