{"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}
{"title":"OCR concerned with treatment of student with autism","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Pace University</i>, No. 02-25-2603 (OCR 06/29/26).</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":"148753830","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 finds policies violated service-animal requirements","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Eastern Maine Community College and Maine Community College System</i>, Nos. 01-26-2083 and 01-26-2200 (OCR 06/15/26).</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":"148753926","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":"Understand, address claims of retaliation to reduce risk and take necessary action","authors":"Michael Porter","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Retaliation claims are often raised when discrimination based on protected status isn’t a viable claim. When an institution of higher education has to take action against a student, an employee, or even a community member, the institution often evaluates whether the action could be viewed as (or is) discriminatory on the basis of a person's immutable characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"3-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752689","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 employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Gomes v. Brown University</i>, No. 23-cv-219 (D. R.I. 05/04/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"32 2","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753825","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}