To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post-secondary setting.

It’s time to rethink disability accommodations in higher education. While essential for ensuring access, accommodations should not be seen as an end in themselves. Colleges and universities must move ...

Student Disability Services coordinates service and accommodations for students with physical, psychiatric, medical, neurological, autism spectrum disorders, AD(H)D and learning disabilities. To ...

Making classes accessible from the start using existing technology is one way colleges can improve access for students with disabilities. (Stock illustration) As students return to college this year, ...

The third Diversity 360 Lunch & Learn session will be held Friday, Nov. 3, at 12:45 p.m. in Thwing Center, Room 224. A collaboration between the Office for Inclusion, Diversity & Equal Opportunity and ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...

Testing accommodations for students with disabilities encompass a spectrum of modifications to standard assessment conditions—extended time, alternative item formats, human assistance and adaptive ...

The number of high schoolers who are getting extra time on college exams has more than tripled in the last decade — and ...