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Aquino, Katherine – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper was to explore the experiences of adult learners enrolled in a non-traditional undergraduate academic program. This project examined if students minimised their disability in the academic environment, thus not making use of institutionally available accommodations. Through an explanatory case study design, findings…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adult Learning, Undergraduate Students, Nontraditional Education
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Couzens, Donna; Poed, Shiralee; Kataoka, Mika; Brandon, Alicia; Hartley, Judy; Keen, Deb – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
More students with disabilities are accessing the tertiary sector with many disabilities not easily observed (or hidden), because there are no physical indicators. These "hidden" disabilities affect a variety of cognitive processes and may be developmental or acquired. To ensure students with hidden disabilities can enrol, engage in and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Universities, College Students
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Weigert, Susan C. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
The decade following the publication of the No Child Left Behind Act 2001 was an innovative period with respect to inclusive assessment practices for students with disabilities (SWDs). As the United States educational policies under the Obama Administration's Race to the Top initiative re-conceive the inclusion of SWDs in state assessment-based…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Accountability, Inclusion