Understanding & learning
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The document discusses disability in higher education, including definitions of disability, rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities, and types of academic accommodations available. It notes that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008 expanded protections for students with disabilities in higher education. Common accommodations discussed include note-taking assistance, academic coaching, and assistive technologies to aid with tasks like reading, writing, and auditory processing. The document provides examples of specific assistive technologies and services available to support students with disabilities in higher education.
Understanding & learning
- 1. Disability in Higher Education Understanding & Learning Jacqueline Frasier Georgia Southern University ITEC: 7530 – 01F
- 2. Disability • A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity • Recorded impairment; disability does not have to currently exist • Disability may not be apparent but are considered as having a disability (ADA National Network, 2016)
- 3. Disability in Higher Education American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 2008 led to changes to statue and regulations under Title I, II and III, which refined: a) Who is entitled to protection under the American with Disabilities Act b) Who is entitled to accommodations c) How and who make the determination (Higher Education Compliance Alliance, 2016)
- 4. Enrollment in Higher Education • Individuals with learning disabilities are enrolling in two-year institutions at double the rate of the general population. • Individuals with learning disabilities are enrolling in four-year institutions at half the rate of the general population. • Individuals with learning disabilities are enrolling in vocational or technical schools at a higher rate the general population. Enrollment in Post-Secondary Education (NCLD.org, 2014)
- 5. Rights and Responsibilities The Office of Disabilities Services ensure students with disabilities receive: • Reasonable academic accommodations based on proper documentation. • Equal access to an education. • Equal and fair treatment. • Privacy in all matters of students documentation and educational record. (gsu.edu, 2016)
- 6. Rights and Responsibilities – cont’d Colleges and universities must guarantee that students receive equal and fair treatment: • Work with students in determining realistic academic accommodations on an individual student basics. • Teach self supporting skills to students. • Act as a go-between and activist for students when necessary. • Maintain the privacy of students. • Refer students to appropriate campus or community resources. (gsu.edu, 2016)
- 7. In the Classroom For students with disabilities to be successful in the classroom, the following academic accommodation can be made: • Note Taking • Academic Coaching • Assistive Technology
- 8. Note Taking • Student unable to listen to an instructors/professor lesson or have a physical disability preventing them from taking notes can be receive assistance. • There are technology programs available – Evernote – Google Notes – UberNotes – Spring Note – WebAsyst Notes
- 9. Academic Coaching • Students can receive assistance in areas such as – time management, – study skills, – organizational skills, – self-advocacy (gsu.edu, 2016
- 10. Assistive Technology • Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional skills of students with disabilities. • Assistive technology includes products and services to help people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, etc. • Assistive technology products are created to provide additional ease of access to students who have physical or mental difficulties, impairments and disabilities. (ADHD-Brain.com, 2016)
- 11. Assistive Technology for ADHD • For ADHD, Assistive technology can be helpful for students with symptoms, whether those symptoms are primarily inattentive, hyperactive or impulsive or a combination of both inattentive hyperactive ADHD. • In its simplest form assistive technology for ADHD means any technology (software, hardware or device) that can be used to assist an individual with ADHD to perform tasks that have been difficult to initiate, complete, or even remember to get do. (ADHD-Brain.com, 2016)
- 12. Assistive Technology for Auditory Disability • Assistive Technology equipment or devices which can be used to assist students with an auditory disability: – Hearing Loop systems uses electromagnetic energy to transmit sound – FM systems uses radio signal to transmit amplified sound – Infrared systems is used with infrared light to transmit sound – Personal amplifiers are used when other systems are not available (NIDCD.nih.gov, 2016)
- 13. Assistive Technology for Reading & Writing • When choosing the appropriate assistive technology for a student the following should be considered: – The student’s abilities and needs – The goals of the curriculum based on standard of performance – The growing body of effective instructional practices – Ways to assess or monitor the progress of the student. • Word processer, synthesized speech, text-to-speech are programs which can provide in class assistance. (CITEd Research Center, 2106)
- 14. REFERENCES ADHD-Brain.com. (2016) ADHD impacts home, school, work and family. Retrieved from http://www.adhd- brain.com/assistive-technology-for-adhd.html ADA National Network. (2016). What is the definition of disability under the ADA? Retrieved from https://adata.org/faq/what-definition-disability-under-ada CITEd Research Center. (2106) Using Assistive Technology to Support Writing. Retrieved from http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=108 Georgia State University. (2016) Disability Services. Retrieved from http://disability.gsu.edu/ Higher Education Compliance Alliance. (2016). American with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. Retrieved from https://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm National Center for Learning Disabilities. (2014) The state of learning disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-State-of-LD.pdf National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (2016, June). Assistive devices for people with hearing, voice, speech or language disorders. Retrieved from https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/assistive- devices-people-hearing-voice-speech-or- language-disorders