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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

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Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Career Services: Online students should have access to career counseling, job search resources, and virtual career fairs.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Career Services: Online students should have access to career counseling, job search resources, and virtual career fairs.

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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

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And print-disabled users can use assistive technologies to read scanned books that might otherwise be difficult if not impossible to find in accessible formats. HathiTrust prevailed in a separate fair-use lawsuit brought by authors and publishers. That work still lies ahead.

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