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ERIC Number: ED386907
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 11
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Practical Guide.
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Div. of Rehabilitation Education Services.
This brochure for faculty at the University of Illinois discusses accommodations for students with disabilities. Problems such students have in the areas of time management, accessibility, and coping with sudden changes are considered first. Teachers are urged to address the question of disabilities directly during the first class by inviting any student needing special accommodations to meet privately with the professor. Characteristics of three types of nonvisible disabilities and accommodations for them are considered. These include learning disabilities, mild to moderate sensory deficits, and chronic disabilities (i.e., diabetes, seizure disorders, cardiac or respiratory conditions, lupus, and cancer). Specific guidelines for ensuring physical access are provided, as are suggestions for accommodations in lecture and laboratory classes, guidelines for encouraging class participation, and guidelines for providing reasonable accommodations during written assignments and exams. Descriptions of three campus resources complete the brochure. (DB)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Div. of Rehabilitation Education Services.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A