From: Jennison Asuncion <[log in to unmask]
(*Please excuse any cross-postings/duplications.*)
The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
has just published: "Working Towards a Coordinated National
Approach to Services, Accommodations and Policies for
Post-Secondary Students With Disabilities: Ensuring Access to
Higher Education and Training" by Emer Killean and David Hubka.
For the past two years, NEADS has been engaged in a study of
services, accommodations and policies for students with
disabilities at post-secondary institutions across Canada. The
project involved an in-depth survey of students and service
providers that focused on rating the availability and quality of
199 identified features of support for students with disabilities.
The 349 students and 70 service providers who responded to the
survey provided comments on the most and least successful features
of accessibility at their institutions. A wealth of information and
insights were given as to the types of services, accommodations and
policies that help to ensure accessibility at the post-secondary
level.
The report details the findings of the survey, making
recommendations for a national ~best practices~ approach to
disability services, and contains a complete 160-page transcription
of all open-ended responses.
Both the Executive Summary and the Conclusions/Recommendations
sections of the study, plus ordering information can be viewed
online by going to
<http://www.indie.ca/neads>.
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