Students with Disabilities
Tim’s Tips: Win for Disabled Students
Win for Disabled Students Inside Higher Education May 9, 2013 – 3:00am By Ry Rivard College students with disabilities across the United States are likely to benefit from a settlement signed this week by the University of California at Berkeley. The university will do more to make homework and research material accessible to students with [...]
Tim’s Tips: In Settlement With Disabilities Group, Berkeley Will Improve Access to Course Materials
In Settlement With Disabilities Group, Berkeley Will Improve Access to Course Materials May 8, 2013, 3:52 pm The Chronicle of Higher Education By Jake New The University of California at Berkeley has reached a settlement with Disability Rights Advocates in what the group is calling a “landmark agreement” to improve access to textbooks, course readers, [...]
Tim’s Tips: Tighter College Rules on Attention-Deficit Drugs
Tighter College Rules on Attention-Deficit Drugs Inside Higher Education May 1, 2013 – 4:22am Amid widespread reports of increased numbers of college students taking (and, in some cases, abusing) medication for attention-deficit disorders, some colleges are cracking down, The New York Times reported. These institutions are becoming more rigorous in their evaluations of students, and [...]
Tim’s Tips: Judge: Colleges Are Covered by Fair Housing Act
Judge: Colleges Are Covered by Fair Housing Act Inside Higher Education April 22, 2013 – 3:00am A federal judge has ruled that college and university housing is covered by the Fair Housing Act, The Lincoln Journal Star reported. The ruling came in a lawsuit by the federal government against the University of Nebraska at Kearney [...]
Tim’s Tips: Judge Rules Against U. of Nebraska at Kearney in ‘Therapy Dog’ Case
April 20, 2013 by Heidi Landecker The Chronicle of Higher Education Judge Rules Against U. of Nebraska at Kearney in ‘Therapy Dog’ Case A federal judge in Nebraska has ruled that a university-owned apartment complex is subject to the Fair Housing Act, upholding the claim of a former student who said the university was legally [...]
Tim’s Tips: Journal focusing on disability studies in education
Journal focusing on disability studies in education Name-mce Digest, Vol 2044, Issue 1 The editors of PowerPlay are proud to announce the launch of our most recent issue:Beyond Inclusion: Bringing Disabilities Studies to Education Volume 5, issue 1 brings a rich and diverse set of voices on this timely and important topic. Please use the [...]
Tim’s Tips: Colleges Agree to Make Websites Accessible to Those With Visual Disabilities
Colleges Agree to Make Websites Accessible to Those With Visual Disabilities Inside Higher Education March 26, 2013 – 4:25am The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it found the South Carolina Technical College System and two of its colleges to be failing to comply with civil rights statutes requiring that websites [...]
Tim’s Tips: Med School Agrees to End Bias Against Students With Hepatitis B
Med School Agrees to End Bias Against Students With Hepatitis B Inside Higher Education March 19, 2013 – 3:00am The U.S. Justice Department has announced a settlement with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey over complaints that its medical school and osteopathic medical school discriminated against students with Hepatitis B. The medical [...]
Tim’s Tips: Creating Inclusive Classrooms
Creating Inclusive Classrooms Inside Higher Education March 17, 2013 – 10:34pm By Carleen Carey Carleen Carey is PhD candidate in Teacher Education at Michigan State University whose research explores how African American adolescents make meaning and construct identities through reading engagement in informal education spaces. You can follow her on twitter at @Carleen_C. In the [...]
Tim’s Tips: U.S. Settles With Medical Schools That Rejected Applicants With Hepatitis B
March 6, 2013 by Charles Huckabee U.S. Settles With Medical Schools That Rejected Applicants With Hepatitis B The U.S. Justice Department and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey have reached a settlement that resolves complaints that two of the university’s medical schools had rejected some applicants because they had hepatitis B, the [...]
