Websites
Strategies for Creating Inclusive Programmes of Study is a British site deaoffering tips for faculty based on academic subject and disability
Resource for nurses with disabilities
Introduction to Universal Design in Education
Applications of Universal Design in Postsecondary Education
Resources and Training on Universal Design
The Faculty Room: Over two dozen links to web pages covering critical topics regarding supporting students with disabilities
How to accommodate students in specific academic activities (e.g. group work, science labs, internships)
Articles
Academic Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities - guidelines for instructors.
Academic Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities - guidelines for instructors.
DO-IT Prof: A Project to Help Postsecondary Educators Work Successfully with Students Who Have Disabilities
Effective Communication: Faculty and Students with Disabilities - communication guidelines for instructors.
Equal Access: Universal Design of an Academic Department - a checklist for making postsecondary departments welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities.
Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education - effective accommodations.
Videos
It's Your Career (2011, 1997)
College students with disabilities gain work-based learning experience.
STEM and People with Disabilities
Returning from Service: College and IT Careers for Veterans
Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together
Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education: This video presentation shows effective accommodations for disabilities that include learning disabilities, attention deficits, autism spectrum disorders, and others that are not readily apparent.
Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments
A brave and eloquent teen talks openly about his depression.
Specific Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities
Ldonline is the world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
PEPNet's national network of regional centers provides resources, information, in-service training, and expertise to enhance educational opportunities for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families
- Autism
College Autism Spectrum
Asperger Experts
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Movie: Temple Grandin (2010) A very inspirational biography of Temple Grandin and her genius as a woman with autism who overcame incredible odds. Available in the SAS office, Humanities 23.
Book: Students with Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for College Personnel by Lorraine E. Wolf, Ph.D., Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D., and G. Ruth Kukiela Bork, M.Ed. ©2009. Available in the SAS office, Humanities 23.
Accommodating Faculty
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