Moving to a new place as a child is a challenge in itself. Add to that having to simultaneously learn two languages — the undertaking seems insurmountable. Melanie Rojas, a University of Delaware ...

Every person has the right to lead a meaningful life. For people with disabilities, this means living in and integrating with a community of their choice, forming genuine relationships, pursuing job ...

Joe Tatela, director of disability support services at Carroll Community College, has been with the school for a decade. Prior to his work at Carroll, he spent a decade teaching elementary and middle ...

UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging ...

The University of Delaware's Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) joined the Division of Student Life on July 1, making DSS the 13th unit under Vice President for Student Life, José-Luis Riera.

A service animal is defined in Title II: Section 35.104 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) The UC system is failing its disabled students. Across campuses, disability support services responsible for providing ...

Today I’m talking about college disability services. I’m going over what disability services are, how to sign up and what accommodations are most often requested. What Disability Services Can Do ...

University of Wyoming students and faculty members will see some noticeable changes in disability service accommodation requests and approvals before the fall semester begins. Beginning this fall, ...

The Disability Services and ADA Office at CU Boulder have partnered to form the Center for Disability and Access. This newly created center is dedicated to supporting students, faculty, staff and ...

Roughly 26% of Americans identify as Disabled, yet only 23% are employed compared to 66% of non-Disabled people. Many want to work, but doing so means that nearly two-thirds of unemployed Disabled ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...