{"title":"DOT issues landmark fine for improper treatment of disabled airline passengers","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31862","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Earlier this year, Disability Compliance for Higher Education reported on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation that would make airline travel more accessible. We noted that such a rule could make air travel more accessible for students, staff, and faculty with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lowering the standard: Are colleges too quick to provide extended testing time?","authors":"Michael R. Masinter Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31863","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent opinion column (https://bit.ly/3CkXz7a) in <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education</i> argued that schools too readily assign extended testing time as a disability accommodation, often in the absence of documentation of any impairment, based only on self-reports of exam difficulty. The article contains some potentially uncomfortable truths that have been with us since the adoption of the AHEAD guidance.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autism versus academia: Navigating unseen challenges in higher education","authors":"Kritika Agrawal","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31865","url":null,"abstract":"<p>“Being autistic in a higher education setting often means feeling lost, misunderstood, and confused,” says Kamila Kunda, who works as the head of welfare at ONCAMPUS (you can read more about the organization at https://www.oncampus.global). ONCAMPUS is an organization based in Amsterdam that helps international students get the help and support needed to enter into bachelor's and master's degree programs across the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former nursing student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Thomson v. Ameritech College LLC</i>, No. 2:23-CV-397 (D. Utah 08/16/24).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual reality testing of emergency scenarios could improve student reactions in the future","authors":"Halley Sutton","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31866","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every sector of college life, from admissions papers to research on how virtual reality simulations can improve campus safety. <i>Emergency Management Science and Technology</i> has published a paper entitled “Experimental Research on College Students’ Emergency Ability and Its Influencing Factors in Virtual Emergency Situations” that examines how AI technology, such as virtual reality simulations, can improve understanding of students’ ability to respond to emergency situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules in favor of employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Hoffman v. City University of New York</i>, No. 20 Civ. 1729 (S.D. N.Y. 08/26/24).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OCR concerned with institute's accessibility","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31870","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Letter re: University of California, San Diego</i>, No. 09-22-2526 (OCR 11/16/23).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 5","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}