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…

The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. Begun in 1968 as the College and University Eleven-Thirty Users' Group…

Investigated attitudes of rehabilitation service providers, private sector representatives, and people with disabilities toward the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Found significant differences among the groups, especially in areas of cost, effectiveness, and attitude toward federal legislation. Most differences…

Discusses problems facing persons with disabilities; provides a history of legislative advocacy efforts, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); considers how the ADA will impact upon negative attitudes; and describes what public libraries need to know to comply with the ADA. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)

Although federal U.S. regulations require schools to provide equal access to educational opportunities for all students, many technologies used in K-12 schools present accessibility barriers for students with disabilities. Interviews assessed knowledge of educational department staff, teachers, and parents of children in K-12 schools in the…

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires child care centers to examine access to their rooms and spaces, playgrounds, and activities. The main components which require review are attitudinal barriers, physical barriers, policy barriers, and procedural barriers. (Author/JDD)

Masters level rehabilitation counseling students (n=57), college students with disabilities (n=62), and small business employers (n=83) were participants in a study that assessed attitudes toward the American Disabilities Act (ADA) Title I. Students with disabilities held the most favorable attitudes, rehabilitation counseling students' attitudes…

This report describes results of six focus groups of people with disabilities convened by the Maine Bureau of Health to determine the feelings, attitudes, and experiences of this population. Four groups were comprised of adults ranging in age from the early twenties to the late seventies; two groups were comprised of adolescents and young adults.…

Gives an overview of the obligations of postsecondary institutions toward students with disabilities under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Asserts that, although these statutes assist students with disabilities in becoming integral members of society, the attitudinal barriers they…

Librarians must find ways to meet the information needs of patrons with various disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act codified what librarians have long espoused: equal access to information for people with any type of disabling condition. This study's objective was to identify and examine current or planned programs dealing with staff…