INDICE: 1. The History of Disability Services in Higher Education (Joseph W. Madaus)In an overview of the field of disability services and how it developed, current issues that may shape the future of the profession are discussed. 2. Collaboration Strategies to Facilitate Successful Transition of Students with Disabilities in a Changing Higher Education Environment (Donna M. Korbel, Jennifer H. Lucia, Christine M. Wenzel, Bryanna G. Anderson)Using examples fromthe University of Connecticut's disability services office, the authors provide ideas for collaborating to improve services, especially for first-year students with disabilities. 3. Disability Services Offices for Students with Disabilities: A Campus Resource (Rebecca C. Cory)This chapter provides basic disability services terminology and procedures, including the process of providing disability services, explaining how campuses may need to go beyond legal compliance to address emerging needs. 4. Harnessing the Potential of Technology to Support the Academic Success of Diverse Students (Dave Edyburn)Universal designfor learning is a process of designing curriculum for the maximum diversity of students, an approach that can be maximized through the use of technology. 5. UReturn: University of Minnesota Services for Faculty and Staff with Disabilities (Dave Fuecker, Wendy S. Harbour)The University of Minnesota's DisabilityServices office also serves faculty and staff with disabilities and chronic health conditions. 6. Legal Challenges and Opportunities (Salome Heyward)Three examples from recent legislation and the courts show how campuses must continually respond to compliance issues that are emerging at state and federal levels. 7. Responding to and Supporting Students with Disabilities: Risk ManagementConsiderations (Anne Lundquist, Allan Shackelford)With campuses reacting to high-profile cases involving students with significant psychiatric disabilities, this chapter instead recommends a more thoughtful proactive approach that reflects the needs of students, disability services professionals, and the institution as a whole. 8. College Students with Disabilities: A Student Development Perspective (Wanda M. Hadley)The use of student development theory can provide greater understanding of how college students with disabilities may evolve in their identities and use of disability services. 9. Disability-Friendly University Environments: Conducting a Climate Assessment (Robert A. Stodden, Steven E. Brown, Kelly Roberts)Campus climate assessment tools can help guide policy and program development for disability services and other units on campus. 10. Disability Studies in Higher Education (Steven J. Taylor)The field of Disability Studies can provide insights into disability and disability services, redefining what it means to be a person with a disability in higher education
- ISBN: 978-1-1181-3402-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 112
- Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés