{"title":"Collaborative assessment efforts support campus well-being, student success","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70181","url":null,"abstract":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Colleges and universities face ongoing pressure to demonstrate continuous improvement and successful outcomes. Meanwhile, more institutions recognize the significant influence that health and well-being have on student success and overall campus safety. Collaborative assessment efforts can play a critical role in this environment while simultaneously supporting well-being and student success initiatives. That's according to an assessment practitioner and two health and wellness professionals from Bowling Green State University in Ohio who spoke at the Assessment Institute.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"8-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753828","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":"Is OCR now no-CR? An enforcement office at a standstill","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For decades, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has been the front door for students facing discrimination. When a student was denied accommodations or denied meaningful access, OCR was where families turned — often because they could not afford a private lawsuit. In 2025, that door largely stopped working.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148754190","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 graduate student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70191","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Tabango v. Purdue University, et al</i>., No. 4:25-CV-25 (N.D. Ind. 05/26/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"14-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753826","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":"How the EEOC's new enforcement plan reshapes disability priorities","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70177","url":null,"abstract":"<p>On June 4, 2026, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas signed a new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, rescinding the agency's prior Strategic Enforcement Plan covering 2024 through 2028. This document signals where the agency will direct its labor and resources in enforcing workplace civil rights laws (Title VII, Title II, etc.).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752688","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 alleged retaliation","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Friendship Aspire Academy Public Charter School</i>, No. 07-25-1555 (OCR 04/21/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753831","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":"Accommodation process","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70183","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>An overview of the key topics faced by higher education professionals with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional resources.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753925","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 elevator and wheelchair-lift outages","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Lowell Public Schools</i>, No. 01-25-1573 (OCR 06/01/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"11-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753786","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 professor","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Friedberg v. New York Institute of Technology, et al</i>., No. 2:24-cv-4072 (E.D. N.Y. 06/09/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753827","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":"New study offers first national estimate of college students with autism","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that 1 in 31 children is autistic. For many years, that number has been the definitive figure on autism prevalence. However, the CDC data provided estimates on the number of children with autism and stopped short of providing projections for the number of postsecondary students with the condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753829","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":"Does ADA protect non-disabled individuals who face discrimination secondhand?","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70176","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent decision from the Northern District of Alabama offers a sharp reminder that not every act of disability-related retaliation has a home in federal law. In <i>Mitchell v. Gadsden State Community College</i>, a dean alleged she was fired for standing up for a disabled employee.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753832","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}