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Marcella D. Stark; Carla Ayala; Brandy P. Quinn; Linzey Guerra-Stella; Julian Gomez; Laurel Cunningham – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2023
College students with learning disabilities face a number of challenges in postsecondary education and a lower graduation rate when compared with their peers who do not have a learning disability (Fernandez & Santi, 2016; Kreider, 2020). In response to this discrepancy, we designed a peer mentoring program utilizing mentors who are enrolled in…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Mentors, Learning Disabilities
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Beaulieu, Catherine; Larose, Simon; Heilporn, Géraldine; Bureau, Julien S.; Cellard, Caroline; Janosz, Michel; Châteauvert, Geneviève Boisclair – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2022
The rise in numbers of postsecondary students who require adapted services underscores the need for inclusive teaching practices to help students with disabilities adjust and succeed. Despite the growth in studies on this topic, quantitative data are lacking on the prevalence of these practices in high school and college, and their predictive…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, College Students
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Sniatecki, Jessica L.; Perry, Holly B.; Snell, Linda H. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2015
The presence of students with disabilities (SWD) at colleges and universities in the United States has increased significantly in recent years, yet many of these students continue to encounter significant barriers that can have a profound impact on their college experience. Salient factors that contribute to the challenging climate for SWD include…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Teacher Surveys
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Lombardi, Allison; Vukovic, Boris; Sala-Bars, Ingrid – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2015
Across the globe, students with disabilities have been increasing in prevalence in higher education settings. Thus, it has become more urgent for college faculty to have a broad awareness of disability and inclusive teaching practices based on the tenets of Universal Design. In this study, we examined faculty attitudes toward disability-related…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Disabilities
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White, Glen W.; Summers, Jean Ann; Zhang, E; Renault, Val – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of a training program with a group of college students who have physical, sensory, and/or learning disabilities regarding their acquisition of knowledge and skills related to their rights to reasonable accommodations under several disability-related federal laws (e.g., Section 504, Americans…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Perceptual Impairments
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McEwan, Robert C.; Downie, Robert – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
This study explored the barriers to success experienced by students with psychiatric disabilities (PD) enrolled in college programs. The students in the PD group were compared to a matched group of students with learning disabilities (LD) on graduation rates, endurance levels, grade point averages, self-assessment of cognitive, academic, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Mental Disorders, Success, Barriers