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Disability & Accessibility

Our news, opinion, and advice stories about disability and accessibility in higher education answer your questions, like:

  • How are colleges accommodating students with disabilities?
  • What are colleges doing to improve accessibility?
Advice
By Matt Gunter December 17, 2024
Advice to colleges from a parent who has spent years doing research on campus neurodiversity programs.
Racing the Clock
By Taylor Swaak December 6, 2024
The work also entails a major culture shift — all on deadline.
The Review | Essay
By Emily C. Bloom July 26, 2024
For faculty members of the “sandwich generation” — charged with caring for both children and aging parents at the same time — the financial costs are astronomical.
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Data
June 20, 2024
A growing number of colleges have at least 10 percent of students reporting a disability.
Advice
By Katie Rose Guest Pryal January 22, 2024
Whether or not you disclose your developmental disorder, knowing about it may actually help you thrive on the job.
Flash at the Bash
By Taylor Swaak October 13, 2023
Fresh-baked cookies, Groucho glasses, and other bait filled the exhibit hall.
Advice
By Cate Weir July 10, 2023
Advice on how to create campus programs to help students with cognitive disabilities continue their education.
The Review | Essay
By Alicia Andrzejewski July 5, 2023
Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them.
Advice
By Katie Rose Guest Pryal July 3, 2023
In negotiating accommodations, we need more communication and less suspicion.