Accessibility in Higher Education

Disability Services in the University of South Carolina System

USC Columbia - which also serves the Palmetto College Campuses: USC Lancaster, USC Salkehatchie, USC Sumter, and USC Union

• Student Disability Resource Center (DRC) http://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/student_disability_resource_center/

USC AIken

• Disabilty Services http://www.usca.edu/ds/

USC Beaufort

• Counseling & Disability Services http://www.uscb.edu/admissions/life-as-a-uscb-student/campus-services-and-resources/counseling-and-disability-services.html

• Disability Services http://www.uscb.edu/student_life/student_services/disability_services/index.html

USC Upstate

• USC Upstate Disability Services https://www.uscupstate.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices/default.aspx?id=9066

• Frequently Asked Questions https://www.uscupstate.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices/default.aspx?id=9348

• Faculty and Staff Resources https://www.uscupstate.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices/default.aspx?id=9346

General Information and Issues

• How Colleges Can Better Serve Students with Learning Disabilities https://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/12/18/how-colleges-can-better-serve-students-with-learning-disabilities.aspx

• Candy and Disability Services: Everything I need to know about Disability Services I learned from candy. (YouTube 6:46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNLeB4c0_Ug

• Students with Disabilities in postsecondary education [NCES Fast Facts] https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=60

• Statistics: Enrollment in Postsecondary Education (plus statistics on Typical Accommodations) http://www.washington.edu/doit/statistics

• What are the legal responsibilities of faculty and staff? Interview with Kelly Hermann, SUNY Empire State College (YouTube 14:23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgBTFZWTOhw

• University & Colleges: Disability Perspective Reviews (includes US and other countries) http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/postsecondary/

• 5 QUESTIONS FOR UNIVERSITIES THAT RESOLVED LEGAL WEB ACCESSIBILITY COMPLAINTS http://www.3playmedia.com/2016/02/26/5-questions-for-universities-that-resolved-legal-web-accessibility-complaints/

• The Long Road from Reactive to Proactive: Developing an Accessibility Strategy http://www.3playmedia.com/2015/03/24/reactive-to-proactive-web-accessibility-in-higher-education/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRojuKrPZKXonjHpfsX57e0sW6GxlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CSMRgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFTbTBMbVk1bgLUhY%3D#sthash.Om2VuoV5.dpuf

• Academic Freedom and Accessibility [from AccessMOOC http://accessmooc.weebly.com/team-bios.html ] https://learn.canvas.net/courses/831/pages/academic-freedom-and-accessibility?module_item_id=145524

• Disproportionality Among Postsecondary Students Seeking Evaluation to Document Disabilities http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/1588/1556

  • Overcoming accessibility challenges of Live Virtual Classrooms http://www-03.ibm.com/able/resources/challenges_of_LVC.html

  • Why eLearning isn’t Always Accessible [including ESOL] http://insights-on-business.com/education/why-elearning-isnt-always-accessible/

  • White paper: conducting user evaluations with people with disabilities http://www-03.ibm.com/able/resources/userevaluations.html

  • Do-It-Yourself Accessibility http://pdf.1105media.com/CampusTech/2016/701920993/CAM_1611DG.pdf#27

  • Seven Steps toward IT Accessibility Compliance http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/9/seven-steps-toward-it-accessibility-compliance

  • From Accommodation to Accessibility: Creating a Culture of Inclusivity [EDUCAUSE] http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/from-accommodation-to-accessibility-creating-a-culture-of-inclusivity

  • ADA Compliance and Reasonable Accommodation in the Active Learning Classroom

  • http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/4/ada-compliance-and-reasonable-accommodation-in-the-active-learning-classroom

  • (Drexel handout) Accessibility Best Practices [PDF] - link under Resources for Online Teaching http://drexel.edu/inspire/resources-archives/resources/

  • Supporting Accessibility with a Cloud-Based Environment http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/6/supporting-accessibility-with-a-cloud-based-environment

  • Accessibility Resources [Saint Joseph's University] https://sites.sju.edu/atdl/dev-accessibility-resources/

  • The Neglected Demographic: Faculty Members With Disabilities http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Neglected-Demographic-

  • Learning Disabilities, Graduate School, and Careers: The Student's Perspective [ERIC ED333683] https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED333683

  • A Welcoming Classroom http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Welcoming-Classroom/241294

  • Accessibility: Ensuring that Edtech Systems Work Together to Serve All Students https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/9/accessibility-ensuring-that-edtech-systems-work-together-to-serve-all-students

Professional Organizations & Groups

• AHEAD [Association on Higher Education And Disability] https://www.ahead.org/

  • Web Accessibility Group (WAG) for Higher Education http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wag/Main_Page

  • Monthly Meetings of WAG (including resource links from previous meetings) http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wag/Monthly_Meetings

  • (listserv) DSSHE-L Disabled Student Services in Higher Education https://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DSSHE-L

Big Picture - Accessibility in Higher Education

(from athens-list listerve Vol 140, issue 16 9/22/2017)

Job Descriptions for an Access person on campus

"There are some job descriptions at the ATHEN site:

https://athenpro.org/content/job-descriptions

I have also created a list of job descriptions on the CCC Accessibility Center website:

https://www.cccaccessibility.org/administration/personnel

The majority of these positions listed above are under the IT umbrella or have a split the budget between IT and disability services. While I know some schools can make a split budget work due to the campus culture and organizational hierarchy, I have also seen this become very problematic in terms of a reporting structure and who has to pay for resources.

My opinion is that there needs to be a dedicated accessibility resource within IT services. To ensure coordination, form a committee or working group between IT and disability services (and other campus groups - such as instructional/academic technology services, etc.)."

Sean

• • College Is Possible for Students With Intellectual Disabilities https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2009/02/13/college-is-possible-for-students-with-intellectual-disabilities

    • Inclusive Post-Secondary (IPSE) programs in South Carolina https://thinkcollege.net/college-search?f%5B0%5D=tc_state_province%3ASouth%20Carolina

  • Georgia colleges, universities further higher education for students with disabilities http://www.mdjonline.com/news/education/georgia-colleges-universities-further-higher-education-for-students-with-disabilities/article_36a2210c-a89a-11e7-8c7c-0f7d548356ff.html

  • Carolina LIFE https://thinkcollege.net/programs/carolinalife

Disability Services at Other Colleges and Universities

• Programs In Academic Community https://www.section508.gov/content/academic-community

• [University of North Carolina System] College STAR (Supporting Transition, Access, and Retention: A UNC System Project Supporting Students with Learning Differences) https://www.collegestar.org/

• [Penn State] Accessibility: Accessibility and Usability at Penn State http://accessibility.psu.edu/

• [Portland Community College] Accessibility Resources http://www.pcc.edu/about/accessibility/

• [SUNY Empire State College] Office of Collegewide Disability Services Student Handbook http://www.esc.edu/disability-services/student-handbook/

• Student and Employee Accessibility Services (SEAS) [Brown University] https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/accessibility-services/

Resources to Explore Further

New links that I find but have not yet looked at closely enough to add to my lists.