Resources
Students with disabilities often feel like they don’t belong on a college campus. Research at OSU found that students with disabilities have higher rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and frustration (McMaughan et al, 2021) and research across the United States shows that students with disabilities have higher dropout rates compared to students without disabilities (citation). The good news - many tools exist to support the academic success of disabled students. These tools help educators create an inclusive, accessible classroom that removes barriers to learning and success for all students across a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, bodies and minds.
Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning can help you support diverse learners in the classroom. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stems from Universal Design. Universal Design and UDL have a common end goal, which is universal access. But Universal Design focuses on the “built” environment whereas UDL focuses on learning environments.
Resources for Students
- Disability-Focused Courses: Coming Soon
- Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
- Generation Patient: Higher Ed
- Job Accommodation Network
- National Center for College Students with Disabilities
- Student Accessibility Services
- Article: Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) - Special Feature: An Introduction to Disability Cultural Centers in U.S. Higher Education, Part I
- OSU Disability Justice Initiative - A student-led organization passionate about disability inclusion and creating community for disabled students on the OSU-Stillwater campus. Follow the link to join the DJI’s GroupMe chat.
Campus and Community Based Disability-Focused Organizations, Centers and Research Labs
- Center for Developmental Disabilities
- Disability and Wellness Research Collaborative
- Opportunity Orange Scholars
- Wellness Health Equity Research Lab for Social Justice (WHERLS)
Community
University Disability Cultural Centers Around the US
- Duke University - Duke Disability Alliance
- Miami University
- National Center for College Students with Disabilities
- Stanford University
- Syracuse University
- University of Arizona
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Univ of Minnesota Twin Cities
- University of North Carolina - Asheville
- University of Texas
- University of Washington’s D Center
Professional Organizations
- Society for Disability Studies
- American Public Health Association - Disability Section
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Speaking Autistic Adults: Overview and Recommendations
- All About AAC: A guide to augmentative & alternative communication options
- Univ of California, San Francisco - Everybody Communicates: Toolkit for Accessing Communication Assessments, Funding, and Accommodations