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Download full textSchilling-Dickey, Gwen – Journal of Instructional Research, 2022
While there has been a long-standing practice of providing service options for students with disabilities within the K-12 classroom, universities have less experience and fewer resources in this area. University students who have been diagnosed with a disability are expected to self-advocate and produce sufficient evidence in order to access…
Descriptors: Barriers, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Self Advocacy
Direct linkEllen S. Fabian; Mazneen Havewala; Qianyu Zhu; Ann Deschamps – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2023
Demographic data projections for the United States indicate a significant increase in the population of older persons with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates community access for individuals with disabilities, including older individuals who are aging with or aging into disabilities. However, there is limited research…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Disabilities, Barriers
Chen-Ya Juan; Penny L. Cantley; James Martin; Brad Mays – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2020
Requesting accommodations in postsecondary settings requires students to understand their disabilities and needs and describe those needs to higher education faculty and staff. Young adults often have limited accurate knowledge and understanding of their abilities and disabilities. This qualitative study used in-depth semi-structured interviews to…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Self Concept, Student Characteristics
Pfeifer, Mariel A.; Reiter, Eve Melanie; Cordero, Julio J.; Stanton, Julie Dangremond – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Self-advocacy is linked to the success and retention of students with disabilities in college. Self-advocacy is defined as communicating individual wants, needs, and rights to determine and pursue required accommodations. While self-advocacy is linked to academic success, little is known about how students with disabilities in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Summers, Jean Ann; White, Glen W.; Zhang, E.; Gordon, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
Federal laws supporting the rights of students with disabilities to access postsecondary education have helped to facilitate a significant increase in the number of individuals with disabilities enrolling in postsecondary institutions. The rate at which these students complete their education, however, continues to lag behind the rate of students…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Student Needs, Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Lartz, Maribeth N.; Stoner, Julia B.; Stout, La-Juan – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of Deaf students attending a large "hearing" university regarding their use of assistive technology (AT). Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine participants and responses were videotaped and transcribed from sign language to English. A collective case…
Descriptors: Deafness, College Students, Student Attitudes, Assistive Technology
National Council on Disability, 2012
Despite a dark history marked by the eugenics movement, increasing numbers of people with disabilities are choosing to become parents. Recent research reveals that more than 4 million parents--6 percent of American mothers and fathers--are disabled. This number will unquestionably increase as more people with disabilities exercise a broader range…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Civil Rights, Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
Crabtree, Robert K. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2008
The Americans With Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), enacted by Congress in 1990, was greeted with great celebration by persons with disabilities, their families, and advocates. The idea was broadminded and straightforward: Congress intended that the ADA protect those with disabilities (including those who were simply perceived as having a…
Descriptors: Autism, Courts, Disabilities, Depression (Psychology)
