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Livingston, Wade G.; Scott, David A.; Rush, S. Bryan; Watson, Lance A.; Neiduski, Michael L.; Pinkenburg, Steven J. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2013
As the number of students with disabilities within residence halls increases, their interactions with other residents can become problematic; in many instances, students without disabilities may not understand the behavior of their peers with disabilities and vice versa. Misunderstandings are compounded by the fact that 84% of students with…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Disabilities, Dormitories, College Students
Featherman, Sandra – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2004
More students are arriving at college today with emotional issues than just five years ago, and there has been dramatic growth in the severity of the problems. These students are creating a need for significant expansions in college counseling services. In this article, the author identifies the social forces underlying these issues and discusses…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, School Counseling, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems
Ordover, Eileen L. – 1994
This paper presents the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as statutory frameworks for providing educational services for students with disabilities. The paper then addresses the issue of disciplinary exclusion as provided for in each of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline Policy
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Noonan-Day, Heidi L.; Jennings, Marianne M. – Journal of Legal Studies Education, 2007
Colleges and universities long ago made the necessary accommodations and structural changes necessary to allow students with physical impairments to attend and eventually complete their studies. Students with physical impairments enjoy a full range of accommodations. However, the issues of disability and accommodation continue to evolve as more…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Physical Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Colleges
Ordover, Eileen L. – 1996
This paper presents an outline and analysis of federal legislation and court decisions relevant to the exclusion of students with disabilities by school systems through the filing of delinquency and other petitions based upon in-school behavior. In many cases the behavior is related to the disability and/or to the consequences of the school…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Advocacy, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation