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Guilbaud, Thelma C.; Martin, Florence; Newton, Xiaoxia – Online Learning, 2021
This study examined the level of readiness of faculty in designing and delivering accessible online courses to meet the needs of all learners, including students with disabilities. A total of 182 tenured/non-tenured full time, part-time, adjunct and clinical faculty from three public universities of different sizes were surveyed to gauge their…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Instructional Design, Access to Education
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Jovita M. Ross-Gordon – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Approximately one-quarter of the adult population self-reports having one or more disabilities. Expanding adult and continuing education access for individuals with disabilities is an important dimension of striving to make our programs more inclusive. Thus, it is crucial that adult and continuing educators have a basic understanding of the types…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Adult Learning, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Adult Education
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Mohan Yang; Victoria Lowell; Yishi Long; Tadd Farmer – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2023
Despite laws in the United States (e.g., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its 2008 Amendments), students with various disabilities continue to experience access barriers to instructional content and inclusion in course activities. Online learning environments can present especially…
Descriptors: Usability, Electronic Learning, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
Richard LaFosse – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study employs legal research methods to explore how federal protections for individuals with disabilities apply in the context of postsecondary extended reality (XR) learning, such as for classes taught in virtual reality. Other examples include the use of 360 degree, interactive videos in online courses and activities that leverage digital,…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
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Scarlatos, Lori; Engoron, Eric; Block, Pamela; Evans, Cassandra – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2019
A common problem for people with disabilities, particularly those who rely on mobility devices, is learning to navigate a new environment. This is especially troublesome for students who are attending a new university and need to figure out how to get from one place to another. All Together Now is a mobile multi-player cooperative game developed…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Game Based Learning, Advocacy, Handheld Devices
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Greear, Krista; Humphrey, Michael; Lowenthal, Alison; Conley, Quincy; Giacumo, Lisa A.; Dunlap, Joanna C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Accessibility is a hot topic in online education these days. Despite the increased focus on accessibility, most discussions of creating "accessible" online courses and elearning simply focus on adding alternative text to images and captions to video. In this article, we argue that online educators and workplace learning professionals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Online Courses, Student Needs
Cassandra Lee Vander Well – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Enactment of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973" and the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990" expanded and clarified the rights of students with disabilities in higher education (Connor, 2011; Pena, 2014; Troiano, 2003). In the past three decades, the enrollment rate of students with learning disabilities (LD) in higher…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Higher Education, Dance Education, Disabilities
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Russell, Morgan L.; Pearl, Denise – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
Using the definition of self-advocacy from M. E. Skinner (1998) as the conceptual framework, and the Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Training developed by Palmer and Roessler (2000) as the foundation, the researchers solicited feedback on the construction of an abbreviated virtual self-advocacy training for traditional freshmen college…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, College Freshmen, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
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Gin, Logan E.; Guerrero, Frank A.; Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
On average, active learning improves student achievement in college science courses, yet may present challenges for students with disabilities. In this essay, we review the history of accommodating students with disabilities in higher education, highlight how active learning may not always be inclusive of college science students with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Student Needs, Inclusion
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Banks, Joy – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2019
Drawing on previous studies, this article examines faculty beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of students with learning disabilities at a historically Black university. Surveys were distributed to 150 faculty members to explore their understandings of Americans with Disabilities Act, use of accommodations, knowledge of learning disabilities, and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Students, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Anthony Paul Walters – ProQuest LLC, 2022
With the growth of online learning, as well as the use of technology to supplement in-person learning, technology has enabled many opportunities for creating highly interactive and highly accessible learning environments. However, it is important to design learning environments to be accessible to diverse learners and learners with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Educational Environment, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Foster, Holly Ann; Robinson, Courtney L.; Thomas, James W.; Knight-Crenshaw, LuAnn – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2020
This case study is designed for use in graduate courses in student affairs and higher education administration. This case presents some of the challenges that higher education professionals face concerning policies and laws as they relate to student mental illness and emotional support animals. Requests for emotional support animals are becoming…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Animals, Students with Disabilities
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Southward, Julie D.; Davis, Mariya T. – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Transition for students with disabilities has been the focus of educational policies for several decades. Still, students with disabilities, including those with a specific learning disability (SLD), continue to experience difficulties transitioning to post-school environments, particularly post-secondary education (PSE). The Individuals with…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Postsecondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities
Karger, Joanne – National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2021
The purpose of this brief is to help families and educators understand the right of students with disabilities who need accessible educational materials to receive these materials in a timely manner. This right is based on provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as in the disability civil rights statutes…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Instructional Materials
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Pfeifer, Mariel A.; Reiter, Eve Melanie; Cordero, Julio J.; Stanton, Julie Dangremond – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Self-advocacy is linked to the success and retention of students with disabilities in college. Self-advocacy is defined as communicating individual wants, needs, and rights to determine and pursue required accommodations. While self-advocacy is linked to academic success, little is known about how students with disabilities in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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