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The new accessibility in higher education : disrupting the system for an inclusive future /

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"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 complia...

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Main Authors: Aquino, Katherine C. (Author, Editor), Lalor, Adam R. (Author, Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Inclusive education.
Educational change.
College students with disabilities > Services for.
Social distancing (Public health) and education.
Higher education and state.
Enseignement supérieur > Politique gouvernementale.
Enseignement > Réforme.
Distanciation physique (Santé publique) et éducation.
EDUCATION.
Higher.
Administration.
People with Disabilities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
College students with disabilities > Services for
Higher education and state
People with disabilities > Education (Higher)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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