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Dukes, Lyman L., III; Lalor, Adam R.; Gelbar, Nicholas; Madaus, Joseph W.; Tarconish, Emily – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2022
The identification and understanding of essential roles and functions in a profession, through the application of job analysis methods, can serve as a guide to develop and hone professional competency. The last such analysis of accessibility services administrators in postsecondary education was published in 1997. A variety of changes in the field…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Expertise, Occupational Information
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Banerjee, Manju; Lalor, Adam R.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Brinckerhoff, Loring C. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (2008) and elevation of self-reported information in determining disability status and eligibility for accommodations, a debate has been raging in the field about the importance of disability documentation, documentation guidelines, self-reported information, and protocols…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Accessibility (for Disabled), Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities
Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Lalor, Adam R.; Javitz, Harold S. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
In contrast to the increase in college enrollment rates of youth with learning disabilities (LD), graduation rates have remained stagnant and low. Using propensity methods, this study examined the effect of disability-specific and universally available support receipt on the college perseverance and completion of students with LD. Based on…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Lalor, Adam R.; Javitz, Harold S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
In contrast to the increase in college enrollment rates of youth with learning disabilities (LD), graduation rates have remained stagnant and low. Using propensity methods, this study examined the effect of disability-specific and universally-available support receipt on the college perseverance and completion of students with learning…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
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Lalor, Adam R.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Newman, Lynn S. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
Historically, disability services focused on serving the needs of students with disabilities who formally disclose a disability to their office. However, with only 35% of students with disabilities self-disclosing to disability services, the majority of students with disabilities must navigate postsecondary education without the use of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Higher Education, College Students, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
A secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 examined the relationship between demographic, disability-related, secondary school preparation, and transition planning variables and receipt of accommodations and other disability-specific services at the postsecondary level for 2,470 postsecondary students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Demography, Student Characteristics, Disabilities
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Newman, Lynn A.; Madaus, Joseph W. – Grantee Submission, 2015
A secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 examined the relationship between demographic, disability-related, secondary school preparation, and transition planning variables and receipt of accommodations and other disability-specific services at the postsecondary level for 2,470 postsecondary students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Demography, Student Characteristics, Disabilities
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Madaus, Joseph W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
In 2002, Brinckerhoff, McGuire, and Shaw observed that the field of postsecondary education and disability services had "moved through its adolescence and was embarking on adulthood" (xiii). Indeed, the field had undergone rapid expansion nationwide in the prior 30 years and grew into a full-fledged profession within higher education (Jarrow…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Support Services, Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational History
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Madaus, Joseph W.; Kowitt, Jennifer S.; Lalor, Adam R. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) contains several important provisions that make postsecondary education more accessible and affordable for young adults with disabilities. This is particularly true for students with intellectual disabilities, as the law created new comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs and provided…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Rehabilitation Counseling
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Madaus, Joseph W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Five hundred graduates with learning disabilities (LD) from three universities in the United States completed a survey related to their postschool employment outcomes and experiences. The present study presents data related to their decisions regarding LD disclosure in employment settings. Although 73% of the respondents reported that the LD…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Graduates, Graduate Surveys, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Shaw, Stan F.; Keenan, Walter R.; Madaus, Joseph W.; Banerjee, Manju – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2010
Disability documentation has been an ongoing challenge for Office for Students with Disabilities personnel. Initial lack of consistency and inadequate documentation data resulted in the promulgation of detailed documentation guidelines in the 1990s. Discontinuity between approaches to transition assessment and disability documentation in secondary…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Documentation, Accessibility (for Disabled), Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Madaus, Joseph W. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2006
There is a lack of literature on the transition to career for college graduates with learning disabilities (LD). The present study presents the results of 170 college graduates' written, open-ended responses related to how the transition to career may be improved. Responses focused upon two main categories, Suggestions for Programs and Suggestions…
Descriptors: Mentors, Learning Disabilities, College Graduates, Transitional Programs