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Download full textAvellone, Lauren; Scott, Sally – Grantee Submission, 2017
The purpose of this research brief was to identify and provide an overview of national databases containing information about college students with disabilities. Eleven instruments from federal and university-based sources were described. Databases reflect a variety of survey methods, respondents, definitions of disability, and research questions.…
Descriptors: Databases, College Students, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies
McDaniel Step Ahead: A Summer Transitional Program for First Year College Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewedLawson, Dana L.; Gould, Sarah A.; Conley, Melanie L. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2016
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of students with disabilities seeking postsecondary education. The complexity of needs is also increasing, resulting in more students withdrawing from college or taking leaves of absence in their first year. In 2012, the Student Academic Support Services office (SASS) at McDaniel…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, College Freshmen, Disabilities
Direct linkCunnien, Taffey – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Institutions of higher education are experiencing historic enrollment of students with disabilities. The focus of this evaluation report was Jumpstart, a transition program for students with disabilities entering their first year of college. The Jumpstart program prepares talented students with disabilities to navigate the college environment at a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Art Education, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment
Hendrickson, Jo M.; Vander Busard, Amy; Rodgers, Derek; Scheidecker, Bethany – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2013
Propelled by the reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) and evidence that postsecondary education positively impacts employment and adult outcomes of individuals with intellectual disabilities (iD), inclusive living-learning opportunities for students with ID are emerging. accompanying the recent shift in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Federal Legislation
Harris, Jacqueline; Ho, Taiping; Markle, Larry; Wessel, Roger – About Campus, 2011
Concern over the transition to postsecondary education for students with disabilities led Ball State University personnel to create the Faculty Mentorship Program (FMP ) in the summer of 2006. The program is a model for collaboration between the disability services office, the faculty members of Ball State, and the Learning Center. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mentors, Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
This document presents the program and proceedings of a national forum on new students with disabilities and includes abstracts of presentations by 22 institutions as well as specific conference information. The following institutions are represented: (1) Algonquin College (Ontario, Canada), (2) Austin Peay State University (Tennessee), (3)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges
Walling, Linda Lucas, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 11 papers which bring together information to help administrators, faculty, and staff in institutions of higher education better understand the needs of college freshmen and other new students with disabilities, including ways to meet those needs and the legal requirements which affect decision-making about service…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Freshmen
