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Download full textLink, Tanja C. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2016
In 2013, 14,304,467 U.S. students participated in a study abroad program related to their academic course work, marking an average increase of 5.2% to the previous year among the reporting institutions. Students with disabilities continue to be significantly underrepresented in such programs. Given the consistent popularity of studying abroad, its…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Inclusion, Educational Strategies, Barriers
Rodda, Michael – ACEHI Journal, 1991
The Western Canadian Centre for Specialization in Deafness of the University of Alberta facilitates the entry of not only deaf but other disabled students into postsecondary education. This paper describes advocacy activities and research in clinical, communication, and educational areas. (JDD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, College Programs
McCarty, Jane; And Others – ACEHI Journal, 1991
The Atlantic Centre of Support for Disabled Students, created at Saint Mary's University (Nova Scotia) under the Centres of Specialization Program, works to ensure that students with disabilities have equal opportunity to fully participate in the educational process and gain access to appropriate careers through direct service, community…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Development, College Programs
Harper, Frank, B. W.; Sitko, Merrill – ACEHI Journal, 1991
The Centre for Communicative and Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Western Ontario provides support services for students with hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical impairment, and learning disabilities. Centre activities have included policy development, student organization, interpreter services, technology development, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Programs, College Students
Gill, Wanda E.; And Others – 1989
The history of Bowie State University (BSU) in Maryland, is reviewed, from its establishment by the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of Colored People in 1865 to its attainment of university status in 1988. Its mission to provide educational programs and services to Maryland citizens of all races is outlined.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Blacks, College Programs, College Students
Canadian Council of Ministers of Education, Toronto (Ontario). – 1987
This statement of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, reflects the provincial ministers' concern with ensuring that opportunities for participation in Canada's postsecondary institutions are available to those who can benefit from them, and in particular to those with special needs. An introductory section notes the growth of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, College Programs, College Students
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1993
The structural and curricular changes currently being experienced by British further education (FE) colleges pose special challenges for FE colleges committed to providing for vocational students with disabilities and learning difficulties. Despite great progress in the area of expanding the educational opportunities available to disabled persons,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Minnesota Community Colleges, St. Paul. – 1990
The conference reported in this publication was funded by STAR (System of Technology to Achieve Results), a program of the Minnesota Governor's Advisory Council on Technology, under Public Law 100-407 (the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988.) The conference focused on the development and availability of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Programs
