Integre Studentsw/Disab SS 134 Summer'11 - Softcover

Huger, Marianne S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118095111 ISBN 13: 9781118095119

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2011

Synopsis

All members of a community benefit from the diversity that students with disabilities bring to a campus, and all campus constituents have an obligation to serve their diverse students. This volume provides the preparation and knowledge your campus needs to meet the growing populations of students with disabilities.

Editor Marianne S. Huger, assistant dean of students at American University, and contributing authors provide practitioners and faculty members with guidance concerning not just accommodating but including students in the fabric of an institution. They also provide specific guidance on four issues that are current paramount in service students with disabilities: tranistion, online learning, Education-Abroad, and psychiatric disabilties. Also included is an exploration of the legal framework for fostering the increased integration of students with disabilities.

This is the 134th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Student Services. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

FROM THE EDITOR

This volume addresses higher education adminstrators and college professors beyond those working in the area of disability services. All members of a community benefit from the diverity that students with disabilities bring to a campus. At the same time, all campus constituents have an obligation to serve the diverse students that are present on their campuses. Therefore, all members must have the knowledge and professional preparation to navigate issues surrounding the increased integration of students with disabilities. This volume provides that preparation and knowledge by addressing questions ranging from design--of both faciltiies and online material--and transition services to education abroad, psychiatric support, and legal issues.

By framing access to higher education within a contextual goal of incrasing the social and academic integration of students with disabilities, the authors aim to provide practitioners and faculty members with guidance that goes beyond accomodation to including students in the fabric of their institution.

About the Author:

Marianne S. Huger is the assistant dean of students at American University and an adjunct instructor at the George Washington University, both in Washington, D.C. She was formerly the Director of Disability Services at Georgetown University Law Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1118095111
• ISBN 13: 9781118095119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120