The Impact of Disability | Origin: CM251
This is a general discussion forum for the following learning topic:
Students with Disabilities: Legal Obligations and Opportunities --> The Impact of Disability
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Now that we know who the students are, and have some idea of the difficulties they face in college, We can understand and promote institutional responsibility, and help to fulfill the federal mandate for access and in turn, student success.
This section enlightened me to the vast array of disabilities that may or may not be clearly evident to another individual, including mental health related issues. We need to provide support to these individuals to help them to be successful in their college experience.
Accomodations need to be tailored for each student's unique circumstances.
It's important to understand how to best accommodate individuals with disabilities and recognize them, even when they are not visible. It is also best to focus on what they can do vs what they can't do!
It is imperative for all instructors learn how to accommodate veterans with PTSD in in-person classes when they do not claim disability status.
It is so important to understand people with disability also from the humanity side how to give them special treatment and priority.
Disabilities are unique to the individual and not all are evident just by looking at someone.
Two people with the same diagnosis might experience it in completely different ways.
I think the most valuable part of this sections was the scope of considerations for different disabilities. It is good to think about all the processes that a student without a disability is expected to do and how it must be modified for an individual of certain needs.
There are a variety of different disabilities and some require more attention than others.
I have learned that the saying " confined to a wheelchair " for someone that uses a wheelchair does not look at this as being confined, it means more independence.
It was interesting to learn that the most common disabilities impacting college students are LD and ADHD. I also did not know that hard of hearing is a term preferred by the deaf and hard of hearing community verses using hearing impaired.
Disabilities that aren't visible can be harder to identify but are equal when needing accommodations.
It is important to recognize that their behavior can be a manifestation of their disability. Students with ASD may sometimes interrupt class discussions with questions that seem off-topic or have difficulties interacting with peers in social situations on campus.
I think we need to pay attention to one of the more often overlooked groups, disabled veterans. And I don't mean the physical disabilities lost, but the mental disabilities faced. I have had students break down in class because of something that happened years prior and it wasn't related to a discussion. These things happen and we need to understand how to deal with it.
It is imperative to not only have an understanding but to also have empathy/sympathy for all disabilities.
By understanding that all disabilities come in different ways, supporting each students success is essential so that they feel understood and motivated to succeed in the course.
disabilities come in many different forms and have many different learning disabilities
Not all disabilities are visible.
