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
Advice to colleges from a parent who has spent years doing research on campus neurodiversity programs.
Racing the Clock
The work also entails a major culture shift — all on deadline.
The Review | Essay
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
A growing number of colleges have at least 10 percent of students reporting a disability.
Advice
Whether or not you disclose your developmental disorder, knowing about it may actually help you thrive on the job.
Flash at the Bash
Fresh-baked cookies, Groucho glasses, and other bait filled the exhibit hall.
Advice
Advice on how to create campus programs to help students with cognitive disabilities continue their education.
The Review | Essay
Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them.
Advice
In negotiating accommodations, we need more communication and less suspicion.