ERIC Number: ED357585
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 39
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Reasonable Accommodations: Teaching College Students with Disabilities. Faculty Guide.
Florida Univ., Gainesville.
This faculty handbook provides information on educational programs and services offered to students with disabilities at the University of Florida. It discusses student responsibilities in making faculty members aware of their disabilities that require accommodations; stereotypes about individuals with disabilities; terminology to be used in describing people with disabilities; sources of support for students and faculty in complying with legislation; general considerations in teaching students with disabilities; descriptions of recognized categories of disabling conditions; methods of identifying disabilities; accommodations for students with disabilities; teaching methods effective with students with learning disabilities, visual impairments, physical impairments, hearing impairments, emotional/social impairments, speech impairments, and other disabilities; summaries of federal and state legislation; and sources of funds for auxiliary learning aids. (JDD)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Faculty, College Programs, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Financial Support, Handicap Identification, Higher Education, Legislation, Student Personnel Services, Student Responsibility, Teaching Methods
Office for Student Services, University of Florida, P202 Peabody Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 (available in alternative formats to students with disabilities).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Florida Univ., Gainesville.
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