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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

Faculty Focus

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

Faculty Focus

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

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As a paradeducator, here’s how I use tech to help neurodivergent students gain agency

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A neurodivergent student who struggles with any of these might tune out or do the complete opposite and engage in a way that creates stress within the group. This is exacerbated online, so I use a private chat tool in classroom.cloud to support my students in group work. I push them to speak up.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

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Asynchronous Online Learning One of the principal advantages of asynchronous online learning is that it offers more flexibility, allowing learners to set their own schedule and work at their own pace. Fully asynchronous online learning is probably best suited to adult learners who are motivated to apply what they learn to their work.

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Why Social-Emotional Learning Is Suddenly in the Spotlight

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We're talking about children with specific learning disabilities and diverse learners, ethnic and racial minorities, children who are serviced in therapeutic settings, alternative environments, correctional facilities.

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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

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During a recent round of conversations, one told Jones that she loves group-study rooms — not for group work, but because they allow her to create a study atmosphere that works for her: dark, music streaming, a fireplace video on the wall monitor.

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