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Adult ADHD and Higher Education: Improving the Student Experience

By Alex Conner, James Brown — 2022

Alex Conner and James Brown explain why adult ADHD is linked to underachievement in higher education and what institutions can do to support better outcomes for those with the condition.

Read on www.timeshighereducation.com

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What It’s Really Like for Disabled Students in College

Most, if not all, colleges have resource centers devoted to helping students with all types of disabilities, but many obstacles still need removing in order to make college truly accessible to everyone.

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Lily Coltoff
2017
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30 Years After Americans with Disabilities Act, College Students with Disabilities Say Law Is Not Enough

“It’s about going beyond compliance in terms of what the ADA really means and what it means in terms of disability and inclusivity,” one expert said.

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Safia Samee Ali
2020
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Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism

Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.

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Temple Grandin
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Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Tracy Murray has witnessed a lot of change in her 27 years of work in classrooms. But in her view, no shift has been as radical—or as positive—as the difference in the way children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are viewed by society.

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Kristina Rizga
2020
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Disability as Diversity

Colleges and universities are making progress on efforts to serve disabled students, but some advocates and scholars say higher ed has been slow to recognize disability as an identity group or include it in programming around diversity and inclusion.

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Lilah Burke
2020
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How to Improve Students with Disabilities’ Sense of Belonging

By focusing on play, schools are finding ways to bring students with and without disabilities together, to the benefit of both groups.

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Emelina Minero
2020
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Higher Education’s Challenge: Disability Inclusion on Campus

When developing a culture of inclusion, colleges and universities have specific responsibilities to students with disabilities to ensure they can learn and achieve their goals.

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Dahlia Shaewitz, Jennifer R. Crandall
2020
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Majority of Public Schools Have Physical Barriers that Limit Access for People with Disabilities

The report found things like inaccessible door handles and steep ramps

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Sophie Tatum
2020
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Challenges Faced by Students with Physical Disabilities

Progress has been made in providing more accessible campuses, but for too long, students with physical disabilities have had to self-advocate for their needs.

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Glean Staff
2019
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I Am Not Proof of the American Dream

For kids today from poorer backgrounds, the path I took through education no longer exists.

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Tara Westover
2022
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