A Student Affairs Guide to the ADA & Disability Issues

Recent passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has rekindled debates on the responsibilities of postsecondary institutions to serve students with disabilities. This book provides a comprehensive guide to an institutional response to the ADA. It gives practical advice for responding to students and professionals with disabilities, and examines in details special topics such as learning disabilities, AIDS/HIV, and technology. Chapters include: (1) "Legal, Ethical, and Policy Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act" (Donald D. Gehring, Kenneth J. Osfield, and Judy Wald); (2) "Student Development Theories as Related to Students with Disabilities" (Riqua R. Serebrini, Suzanne E. Gordon, and Barbara A. Mann); (3) "Physical and Technological Access" (Richard W. Harris, Christy A. Horn, and Maureen A. McCarthy); (4) "Disabilities Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease" (Richard P. Keeling); (5) "Students with Learning Disabilities: Programmatic and Instructional Considerations" (Loring C. Brinckerhoff and Joan M. McGuire); (6) "Psychological Disabilities" (J. Trey Duffy); (7) "Effective Disability Support Service Programs" (Jane Thierfield Brown); and (8) "Integrated Career Development Services for College Students with Disabilities: From Theory to Practice" (Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr. and Suzanne E. Gordon). Two appendixes contain an annotated bibliography and a directory of additional resources. (GCP).