Learning About Accommodating Students with Disabilities

Nationwide data indicate that, as a group, college students with disabilities are less likely to complete their degree programs than students without disabilities (U.S. Department of Education, 1999). There are many influences to explain this outcome. One of the major contributing reasons is that faculty and staff have limited training in addressing disability concerns that can impact the academic success of students with disabilities.

Students with disabilities need access fully to engage the subject at hand. Access for people with disabilities encompasses physical, policy/programmatic, information, and attitudinal environments. Read this accessibility checklist for more detailed information. You may want to evaluate the items listed there to help determine the accessibility of your unit.

To further the knowledge of faculty and staff regarding policies, procedures, and accommodations for students with disabilities, and to answer any questions you may have, particular to your unit, we will gladly visit your unit at a time and place most convenient for you. Contact Cheryl Branker to schedule and appointment.