{"title":"Judge rules in favor of disabled student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Dixon v. The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan State University of Denver Colorado</i>, No. 23-cv-00606 (D. Colo. 03/20/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269090","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":"Gain insight into what drives strategic planning costs","authors":"Laura Freebairn-Smith MBA, Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70142","url":null,"abstract":"<p>You think you need a strategic plan, but you wonder how much it will cost to write one.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269028","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":"State medical school not entitled to sovereign immunity under Title II","authors":"Marc Charmatz","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70140","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A Texas federal court refused to dismiss on sovereign immunity grounds an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit brought by a deaf doctoral student who alleged that a medical school refused to provide auxiliary aids (<i>Chen v. University of Texas Medical Branch</i>, Civil Action No 3:25-cv-00340 (April 6, 2026)).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269030","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 concerns with district athletic fields","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Lawrence County School District</i>, No. 04-22-1662 (OCR 04/10/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269076","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":"Failure to accommodate","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70145","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 sources.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268888","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 case shows limits of denial of equal participation claims","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70138","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent federal court decision involving the Yale University Physician Assistant Online Program illustrates an important limitation on disability discrimination claims under the Rehabilitation Act.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268776","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 harassment response did not discriminate against student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Suffolk Public Schools</i>, No. 11-24-1441 (OCR 05/04/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":"11-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268863","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 academy didn’t retaliate","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: The Math and Science Academy of Charlotte</i>, No. 11-25-1384 (OCR 02/06/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268889","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":"Study finds nightly sleep is key to student success","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70144","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent multi-university study led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University adds to the growing body of evidence showing that sleep plays a critical role in student learning and academic achievement. Published in the <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>, the study examined how nightly sleep duration among first-year college students affected academic performance later in the semester. The findings suggest that insufficient sleep — specifically sleeping fewer than six hours per night — may significantly impair a student's ability to learn and succeed academically.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269193","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":"Education Department's budget request for FY 2027 portends OCR cuts","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/dhe.70139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.70139","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The U.S. Department of Education recently published its fiscal year 2027 budget request and justifications. These items signal a potentially significant contraction in resources for the Office for Civil Rights, which continues a broader trend from the Trump administration to reduce ED staffing and narrow its enforcement capacity.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"31 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268777","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}