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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
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
