The new accessibility in higher education : disrupting the system for an inclusive future / editors, Katherine C. Aquino, Adam R. Lalor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aquino, Katherine C., editor.

Lalor, Adam R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education.

Educational change.

College students with disabilities--Services for.

College students with disabilities.

Social distancing (Public health) and education.

Higher education and state.

People with disabilities--Education (Higher).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"The commitment to accessibility is a driving force for creating and adopting practices that remove barriers and foster inclusive participation within the world around us. Unfortunately, within higher education, the importance of accessibility does not always translate to commitment and compliance. Despite gradual efforts to enhance accessibility, the global pandemic, technological advancements, and various significant social justice movements have highlighted the prevalence of inaccessible content and systems. The text The New Accessibility in Higher Education: Disrupting the System for an Inclusive Future guides the reader through the various areas of higher education, detailing how barriers to access were identified and how accessibility was reimagined and improved through the perspectives of faculty, administrators, and students. The text explores the multifaceted nature of accessibility and emphasizes the need for postsecondary scholars and practitioners to rethink how accessibility is perceived and implemented in higher education. It contends that the higher education community can no longer overlook accessibility issues or return to outdated and discriminatory policies that lack inclusive and accessible practices essential for the success of disabled students. The New Accessibility in Higher Education: Disrupting the System for an Inclusive Future not only highlights events from the COVID-19 pandemic and other significant recent occurrences but also offers a roadmap for the ongoing incorporation of more accessible strategies in contemporary higher education"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Contributors

Section I. Accessibility in Higher Education: Then, Now, in the Future

1 National Events and Social Movements: Challenges and Opportunities for Disability Access, Inclusion, and Justice in Higher Education

2 The Current Status of Accessibility in American Higher Education

3 The Potential of Universal Design to Promote Accessibility and Inclusion for Disabled Students

Section II. Shifting Accessibility Infrastructure in Postsecondary Education

4 Increased Recognition of Disability Resources Offices

5 Greater Visibility and New Disclosures of Disabled Students

6 Enrolling and Retaining Disabled Students

Section III. Conceptual Models Supportive of Disabled Students

7 The Intersectionality of Accessibility

8 Addressing Accessibility Through a Social Justice Lens

9 Transforming Institutions of Higher Education Into Equity-Centered Learning Organizations to Promote the Whole Selves of Disabled Students

10 Creating Disability-Inclusive Campuses: Development and Implications of a Revised Interactionist Model of Disability

11 Sense of Belonging Within an Accessible Environment

Section IV. Emerging Practices Resulting From Turning Points

12 Rethinking Administrative Functions With Greater Disability Awareness

13 Supporting Disabled Learners Through the Variations Planning Tool and Universal Design: Enabling, Mitigating, and Disabling Instructional Practices

14 Where Do We Go From Here?

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 03, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Aquino, Katherine C. New accessibility in higher education

Print version:

ISBN:

9780197773482

0197773486

9780197773475

0197773478

9780197773468

019777346X

OCLC:

1527605912

Publisher Number:

CIPO000260822

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.