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Download full textNora Newcomb; Emily Coughlin; Zainub Dhanani; Kie Fujii; Lily Upp; Harika Kottakota; Rahul Mhaskar; Andrew Galligan – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2024
Medical students with disabilities constitute 7.6% of allopathic (MD) and 4.3% of osteopathic (DO) programs, and they are entitled to reasonable accommodation, per the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, research has demonstrated that disabled medical students often encounter barriers when accessing accommodations. In response to these…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Guides, Chronic Illness
Direct linkJoy, Javed A.; Julius, Rose J.; Akter, Rashida; Baron, David A. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Purpose: Every year increasing numbers of candidates request special accommodations for high-stakes medical licensing examinations, due to ADHD, on the basis of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This poses significant challenges for both the applicant and the medical boards and has significant financial, legal, and ethical implications.…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Peer reviewedEssex-Sorlie, Diane – Academic Medicine, 1994
This report focuses on definitions and explanations of key components of the Americans with Disabilities Act especially as they relate to compliance by medical schools. After a summary of the act and its development, explanations of the following concepts are given: "disability,""qualified individual with a disability," and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Definitions
Peer reviewedReichgott, Michael J. – Academic Medicine, 1996
Legal requirements of medical schools to provide access for physically disabled students are reviewed, and considerations beyond physical accessibility are explored. It is argued that medical schools are obligated to educate students who are qualified to become physicians by virtue of intelligence, professional attitude, and ability to interact…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEssex-Sorlie, Diane – Academic Medicine, 1994
A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) looks at the legislation's implications for the relationships between medical schools, applicants, and students. Issues examined include impact on the application/admissions process and accommodation of student disabilities. Fifteen steps for medical schools to take to comply with the act…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, College Administration, College Admission
Peer reviewedHelms, Lelia B.; Helms, Charles M. – Academic Medicine, 1994
Analysis of federal statutes and case law concerning disabilities suggests that medical educators may be expected to refine policies to identify when physicians with disabilities are otherwise qualified; the essential tasks performed by physicians; reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities; and how communication about disabilities…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, College Administration, Court Litigation
