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A Formative Program Evaluation of a Postsecondary Support Program for Students with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Wise, Kelly L. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Adults with a diagnosis of High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HF ASD) are becoming a significant presence on college campuses across the United States. A number of colleges have created programs to provide services to support accommodations for these students under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); the first was created in 2002.…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Promoting Student Transition from Entitlement Services to Eligibility Resources
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Peterson, Lori Y.; Van Dycke, Jamie L.; Roberson, Rosemary L.; Sedaghat, Jennifer M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
Disability-related legislation offers two different support systems for youth with disabilities: one of entitlement to services and one of eligibility for resources. This article offers guidance for individuals with disabilities, and the families and service providers who support them, as they prepare to navigate the transition between support…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Eligibility, Civil Rights, Responsibility
Working with Students Who Are Late-Deafened. PEPNet Tipsheet
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Clark, Mary – PEPNet 2, 2010
Late-deafness means deafness that happened postlingually, any time after the development of speech and language in a person who has identified with hearing society through schooling, social connections, etc. Students who are late-deafened cannot understand speech without visual aids such as speechreading, sign language, and captioning (although…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Visual Aids, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Establishing Multimedia Standards for University Classrooms.
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Doyle, Robert G. – College & University Media Review, 2000
Provides information for establishing multimedia standards for university classrooms based on experiences at Harvard University. Includes descriptions of standards for items ranging from assistive listening systems with related ADA (Americans with Disabilities) requirements to projectors, and encourages the establishment of standards based on…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Design, Educational Technology
Americans with Disabilities Act: Responsibilities for Postsecondary Institutions Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: Questions and Answers. Second Edition
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Kincaid, Jeanne M.; Rawlinson, Sharaine J. – PEPNet 2, 1999
In May 1997 and March 1998, the Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, in conjunction with St. Paul Technical College, hosted a video teleconference in which four other professionals and the authors appeared. Although they answered some of the questions submitted, due to time constraints, they were unable to respond to a number of the…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Video Technology, Deafness, Compliance (Legal)
Reasonable Accommodation in Training Safety.
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Sandoz, Jeff – 2003
A pictograph and icon-driven training program has been specifically designed for educators who are responsible for teaching the developmentally disabled regarding the safe use of hazardous chemicals. In alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it offers "reasonable accommodation" by those who educate and train this special…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Adult Literacy, Assistive Technology