Nearly half of UC Berkeley student accommodations are for 'emotional' disabilities

UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, ...

Ivy League schools see explosion in disability accommodations. Special status includes more exam time, mom in classroom. Is the system being worked?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 28.7% of U.S. adults have a disability, but on these ...
Opinion
Psychology TodayOpinion

The Dangerous Over-Accommodation Myth

Students face harmful myths about accommodations despite extensive barriers to support. The backlash stems from ableist assumptions and gatekeeping, not genuine fairness concerns.
The College Fix

More than half of UC Berkeley disability accommodations are ’emotional’

At UC Berkeley, over half of registered disabled students have psychological or emotional disabilities. The number of ...
The Michigan Daily

Coping in the Classroom: Students utilize unconventional accommodations to assist with learning disabilities

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The University Insider is The Daily’s first faculty and staff-oriented newsletter. This weekly ...
Case Western Reserve University

UCITE session: “Accommodations and Modifications in the Classroom”

The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will offer information on classroom accommodations and modifications, and how faculty members can use the resources ...
The Michigan Daily

Coping in the classroom: “Invisible” illnesses require academic accommodations from University

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Medicine Buffalo

Disability Accommodations

UB’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy provides a procedure for requesting accommodations for a disability or medical condition. Students may begin the accommodation process by contacting Accessibility ...
Keene State College

The Classroom Accommodations Process

If a student discloses a disability but does not provide you with a Faculty Notification Form from the Office of Disability Services (ODS), please refer the student to the ODS office in the Elliot ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Riane Lumer | Accommodations for students with disabilities need to stay

Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), in the United States you have the right to reasonable accommodations or modifications to a job, including working conditions and hiring ...
Psychology Today

Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities

To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post-secondary setting.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Welcoming Classroom

In 1945 a disabled World War II veteran named Jack Fisher petitioned the city of Kalamazoo, Mich., to make cuts in the street curbs in order to allow him and other wheelchair users to navigate the ...