Disability Services in Higher Education : An Insider's Guide / Kirsten T. Behling [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Behling, Kirsten (Kirsten T.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Education (Higher)--United States.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book serves as an introduction to and point of reference for stakeholders in the field of disability services in higher education"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Supplemental Job Aids

1. Introduction to Disability Services in Higher Education

2. Disability as a Social Construct

3. Disability Services in Higher Education: An Overview

4. The Day-to-Day Operations of a Disability Services Office

5. The Transition from High School to Postsecondary

6. Establishing Disability in Higher Education

7. Determining Reasonable Accommodations

8. Accommodations

9. Assistive Technology and Auxiliary Aids

10. Case Management

11. Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty

12. How Legal Cases Influence Our Work

13. Distinguishing Between Policies, Processes, and Procedures

14. Access to the Built Environment

15. Access to the Digital Environment

16. Universal Design as an Access Option

17. Collaboration Across Campus and Beyond.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439923474

1439923477