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This 25-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities examines research about the perspectives of college students with disabilities on access and participation in higher education. Research explore barriers, supports and strategies that promote equitable participation, recommendations for training, and...

This 27-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities summarizes issues related to campus climate issues for students with disabilities to improve social and educational outcomes for students with disabilities, support faculty and staff with disabilities, and increase understanding of disability among...

This 14-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities explores financial hardships for graduate and professional students with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The resource highlights financial disparities among students who have disabilities and how they were more affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

In this video from DO-IT, Richard E. Ladner discusses barriers to computer science (CS) education for students with disabilities and practices to make CS education more accessible. Ladner explores demographics on disabilities in the United States, the number of students with disabilities taking CS courses, case studies of students with disabilities...

This 14-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities highlights the obstacles to degree progress experienced by graduate and professional students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document describes how graduate and professional students with disabilities were more likely than their peers...

This DeafTEC webpage includes videos intended to provide examples of "bad" lectures for hard of hearing and deaf students. "Viewing these lectures will help you experience what a deaf or hard-of-hearing student experiences in a “bad” lecture." The videos include a network lab and an art lecture. Two additional videos are included that "add[] ...

This article, from the Journal of Veterans Studies, explores the idea that veteran students may be unwilling to disclose an invisible disability and seek academic accommodations in a higher education setting. The authors conducted a literature review that highlighted factors that may contribute to help-seeking barriers. The findings from the...

This 16-page research brief from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities explores research on campus climate and sense of belonging for undergraduate students with disabilities. The document highlights the ways in which students with disabilities possess a lower sense of belonging and encounter more discrimination. The research...