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Abdulaziz Abdulghani Alghamdi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The absence of an inclusive learning environment raises concerns about the equitable educational outcomes for all learners. This study aims to assist educators in providing additional support to learners with disabilities attending public schools and accessing the standard curriculum. Consequently, the research shed light on potential factors…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Ocansey, Sylvia; Adusei, Aaron – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2022
This research explored the power of dominant partnerships in promoting community development. Two local communities sited in a coastal West African town, recorded notable transformation as a result of their members' long-standing interaction with a famous close by higher education institution. With a sample of three hundred and seventy-two…
Descriptors: Community Development, School Community Relationship, Reputation, Health
Salend, Spencer J.; Whittaker, Catharine R. – Educational Leadership, 2017
In architecture, the principle of universal design means that buildings, products, and services are designed so that all individuals can use them. For example, a ramp represents a universal design that provides access for a variety of individuals who find stairs to be a barrier--not only people who use wheelchairs, but also people pushing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Academic Achievement, Building Design, Inclusion
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Benade, Leon – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2019
The idea that the New Zealand education system will cater to all students, regardless of ability, and support them in developing their full potential to the best of their abilities, is enshrined in the famous 1939 Beeby/Fraser statement. Equality of access policy discourse has shifted to emphasise equitable outcomes, focussed increasingly on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Watson, Elizabeth; Bartlett, Frank; Sacks, Casey; Davidson, Denise L. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2013
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UW-Whitewater) is committed to a mission that includes serving students with disabilities beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities act (ADA). To that end, UW-Whitewater has tried to integrate universal Design (UD) principles into multiple facets of campus life. While the integration of UD…
Descriptors: College Students, College Housing, Disabilities, Access to Education
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Uduku, Ola – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community "development hubs"; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design
Dolan, Frank A.; Dolan, Evelyn Aronow – 1978
The book discusses the implications of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on providers of health, education, and social services for the handicapped in the state of New Jersey. Among the aspects covered are a general overview; general provisions of Section 504; program accessibility; building codes; a model transition plan; employment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Building Design, Disabilities
Erekson, Thomas L. – Man/Society/Technology, 1980
Architectural drafting and building construction teachers need to become informed about barrier-free access. This information should be included in programs to give students experience and competence in this area. Industrial educators should assume a leadership role in training personnel to design and build a barrier-free environment. (JOW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Architectural Drafting, Building Design
Delaware State Department of Education, 2004
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) emerged from the field of architectural design when federal legislation required universal access to buildings and other structures for individuals with disabilities. Architects began to design accessibility into buildings during their initial design stage rather than retrofitting standing structures. Using…
Descriptors: Universal Design for Learning, Access to Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Strategies
Amarillo Coll., TX. – 1979
In compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, this transition report identifies architectural barriers at two Amarillo College campuses, recommends modifications to improve facility accessibility for the handicapped, presents an implementation schedule and estimated costs for the modifications, and provides a plan for publicizing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Building Design, Change Strategies
Ardi, Dana; Palmer, Glenda U. – 1979
Recent legislation, notably Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act), has mandated mainstreaming of the handicapped in educational settings, including the college and university campus. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also requires colleges and universities to accept qualified applicants regardless of handicap.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Architectural Barriers, Building Design
Hussain, Farhat; Eastmond, Jefferson N. – 1977
An April-May 1976 nationwide sample of more than 800 schools in rural Pakistan provides data to form composite pictures of the typical boys school and girls school. An observation checklist records such aspects as: (1) government ownership of building; (2) structural soundness and maintenance of walls, roof, veranda, steps, floors, windows; (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Building Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms
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Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The status of institutional efforts to overcome physical barriers for the handicapped is reviewed in this bulletin, based on SREB-sponsored questionnaire responses of representatives from southern colleges and universities. Recommondations for planning new construction or modifying existing facilities are offered, with some emphasis on using…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Attitude Change, Building Design
Rice, Eric; And Others – 1980
This guidebook focuses on the first of five steps included in a planning system for improving local secondary and postsecondary program and facilities accessibility: identifying barriers. The first five sections of the booklet are comprised of self-instructional descriptions of five needs-assessment procedures that can be used to identify…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Guides, Building Design
Wulfsberg, Rolf M.; Petersen, Richard J. – 1979
The physical facilities of 700 colleges and universities of the United States were studied by the National Center for Education Statistics in the fall of 1977. The primary study objectives were to: (1) develop a reliable estimate of what American colleges and universities must spend to make their programs accessible to the mobility impaired, as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Building Plans
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