Federal laws supporting the rights of students with disabilities to access postsecondary
education have helped to facilitate a significant increase in the number of individuals with …

Description: Columbia, South Carolina: National Resource Center for The First-Year
Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina,[2019]| Includes …

The History of Disability Services in higher education Page 1 In parallel with educational,
social, technological, and legal changes in higher education, disability services has evolved …

Data from a random sample of 546 college students who sought disability support services
over a 10-year period were analyzed. Logistic regression revealed that while matriculation …

The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 expanded the legal definition
of disability to establish broader coverage for individuals with disabilities, including college …

Students with disabilities experience unique challenges in college. Whereas universities
offer support services to students with disabilities, students typically must disclose their …

Increasingly, people with intellectual disability are seeking, accessing, and benefiting from
higher education. This article presents an overview of current legislative and policy issues …

Enrolment of postsecondary students with disabilities continues to increase, yet completion
rates of postsecondary students with disabilities are much lower than those of their non …

College education has become a prerequisite in today's globalized, knowledge based, and
technology controlled economy. A college education not only benefits the individual, it also …

Transition policy and programs have primarily focused on preparing students with
disabilities for employment. Public policy over the last three decades has gradually …