Fostering the Increased Integration of Students with Disabilities

All members of a community benefit from the diversity that studentswith disabilities bring to a campus, and all campus constituentshave an obligation to serve their diverse students. This volumeprovides the preparation and knowledge your campus needs to meetthe growing populations of students with disabilities.Editor Marianne S. Huger, assistant dean of students at AmericanUniversity, and contributing authors provide practitioners andfaculty members with guidance concerning not just accommodating butincluding students in the fabric of an institution. They alsoprovide specific guidance on four issues that are current paramountin service students with disabilities: tranistion, online learning,Education-Abroad, and psychiatric disabilties. Also included is anexploration of the legal framework for fostering the increasedintegration of students with disabilities.This is the 134th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly reportseries New Directions for Student Services. Anindispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs,deans of students, student counselors, and other student servicesprofessionals, New Directions for Student Servicesoffers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their totaldevelopment: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

EDITOR'S NOTES 1Marianne S. Huger1. Fostering a Disability-Friendly Institutional Climate3Marianne S. HugerThis chapter explores the value of a diverse student population toallstudents. The roles that faculty, disability servicespractitioners, otheradministrators, and student leaders can have in increasing theintegrationof students with disabilities are discussed.2. Universal Design for Academic Facilities 13John P. S. SalmenThis chapter examines the differences between universal designandaccessibility and highlights areas of opportunity for universaldesignon college campuses.3. Employing Universal Design for Instruction 21Robert A. ShawThis chapter identifi es how fl exible curricular practices andtechnologycan constitute universal design for instruction and providesexamples ofhow these practices have benefi ted students in a number ofinstitutions.4. Transition Strategies to Ensure Active Student Engagement35Donna M. Korbel, Joan M. McGuire, Manju Banerjee, Sue A.SaundersThis chapter explores the transition through college of studentswithdisabilities by characterizing the postsecondary landscape,presentinga collaborative model of college transition services, and offeringrecommendationsfor each stage of the transition services continuum.5. Accessible Online Learning 47D. Elizabeth Case, Roseanna C. DavidsonThis chapter explains the advantages and challenges of creatinganaccessible online learning environment by providing guidance onspecific improvements and suggesting modifi cations.6. Education Abroad for Students with Disabilities: ExpandingAccess 59Heidi M. Soneson, Shelly FisherThis chapter identifi es the key support services and advisingproceduresunder eight major headings that institutions of higher educationshouldhave in place in order to guide students with disabilitieseffectively asthey explore and participate in education abroad opportunities.7. Understanding the Experiences of Students with PsychiatricDisabilities: A Foundation for Creating Conditions of Support andSuccess 73Holley A. BelchThis chapter examines the population of students withpsychiatricdisabilities, addresses the value of their inclusion andintegration oncollege campuses, provides strategies for inclusion and integrationinand outside the classroom, and offers a comprehensive modelofsupport.8. Legal Issues in Serving Students with Disabilities inPostsecondary Education 95Jo Anne SimonThis chapter explores issues that frame access andaccommodationneeds of students with disabilities by identifying current issuesandrelevant legal guidance.INDEX 109