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Summary:

"Over the last 50 years, Congress has enacted significant legislation to open up higher education to students, faculty, and staff members with disabilities. Yet colleges are still a long way from achieving equity for disabled people. Census data show that 18 percent of disabled adults aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree, a rate half that of adults without disabilities. And disabled people are underrepresented among college faculty and staff. Many colleges fall short of compliance with federal laws, opening them up to lawsuits and discrimination complaints. Meanwhile, caseloads are growing as students seek accommodations for an expanding range of conditions. This Chronicle report examines how colleges are working to make physical and digital spaces accessible to all and the challenges that students and employees face in obtaining accommodations. It features insights from activists, leaders in disability services, and students, staff, and faculty members with disabilities"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Opening the physical, and digital, terrain to all
• Accommodations in the classroom and the workplace
• The pandemic and its aftermath
• A final word.

Author/Creator:

Field, Kelly , author

Contributors:

Shrestha, Anuj , illustrator

Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The accessible campus: supporting students, faculty, and staff with disabilities [by Field, K.]

Subjects:

People with disabilities — Education (Higher)

College students with disabilities — Services for

College buildings — Barrier-free design

People with disabilities — Services for

People with disabilities

College students with disabilities

College buildings

General Notes:

Title from cover.

Physical Description:

46 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

LC4813 .F54 2023

OCLC Numbers:

1385175885