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ERIC Number: EJ1471740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
EISSN: EISSN-1469-9532
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Looking for the Experts: Examining Course Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Intellectual Disability in Inclusive Higher Education
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v50 n2 p174-182 2025
Background: Opportunities for students with intellectual disability to attend postsecondary education have increased with the rise of inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) supports, bringing the need to examine the experiences of students and their instructors. Method: This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with 12 university instructors of IPSE students and 10 IPSE students to examine experiences with course adaptations. Results: Results indicate that instructors desired greater institutional support, training, and information as they felt unsure about their abilities to support students with intellectual disability and had varied understanding of accommodations and modifications. Students wanted to be seen as capable university students, utilised peer mentor supports, and were able to provide information about how they learned in a university setting. Conclusions: The study found that students were valuable but often underutilised sources of information about their own access needs and sometimes worked through and around university systems. Implications for practice are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA; 2School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA