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Supporting Online Students With Disabilities:
Strategies & Solutions For Providing Accommodations
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DATE
TIME
Thursday, April 22
3:00-4:15pm (Eastern)
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Overview
The rapid transition from in-person classes to fully online instruction has signi cantly
impacted students with disabilities accustomed to leveraging resources at assistive
technology labs, directly communicating with instructors regarding accommodations, and
support from staff and counselors at the campus DRC. It has been a challenge for faculty,
staff, and students to move to a system that students with disabilities can utilize and the
challenges that come with online instruction, and how best to deliver required
accommodations.
A survey from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) found that
students with disabilities were more likely to encounter online courses' obstacles.
Including special technology training for their disability, lack of assistive technology,
course materials, adapting to the LMS, and receiving accommodations from instructors.
As online instruction continues into 2021, many students with disabilities are dropping
out because of problems with receiving accommodations and support.
There is no doubt that the learning experience for students with disabilities can be less
successful with online classes, especially as students' impairments have a wide range, and
providing accommodations often requires creative planning, customized tools, and
individualized assistance. Also, as faculty have moved their classes online, they are in a
new environment when it comes to providing accommodations. Instructors can become
inundated by the various types of disabilities they need to accommodate, and trying to
develop a course design to meet all student needs can seem impossible.
Objectives
Understand the unique challenges online learning creates for students with
disabilities.
Examine how online instruction can be designed to support students with
disabilities.
Learn strategies to mitigate and improve accommodations for online learning.
Discuss successful solutions that institutions have adopted.
Explore options that could be leveraged to support faculty providing required
accommodations.
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