Disability and Campus Dynamics

EDITORS' NOTES 1 Wendy S. Harbour, Joseph W. Madaus 1. The History of Disability Services in Higher Education5 Joseph W. Madaus In an overview of the field of disability services and how itdeveloped, current issues that may shape the future of the profession arediscussed. 2. Collaboration Strategies to Facilitate SuccessfulTransition of Students with Disabilities in a Changing HigherEducation Environment 17 Donna M. Korbel, Jennifer H. Lucia, Christine M. Wenzel, BryannaG. Anderson Using examples from the University of Connecticut'sdisability services office, the authors provide ideas for collaborating to improveservices, especially for first-year students with disabilities. 3. Disability Services Offices for Students withDisabilities: A Campus Resource 27 Rebecca C. Cory This chapter provides basic disability services terminology andprocedures, including the process of providing disability services,explaining how campuses may need to go beyond legal compliance toaddress emerging needs. 4. Harnessing the Potential of Technology to Support theAcademic Success of Diverse Students 37 Dave Edyburn Universal design for learning is a process of designing curriculumfor the maximum diversity of students, an approach that can bemaximized through the use of technology. 5. UReturn: University of Minnesota Services for Faculty andStaff with Disabilities 45 Dave Fuecker, Wendy S. Harbour The University of Minnesota's Disability Services office alsoserves faculty and staff with disabilities and chronic healthconditions. 6. Legal Challenges and Opportunities 55 Salome Heyward Three examples from recent legislation and the courts show howcampuses must continually respond to compliance issues that areemerging at state and federal levels. 7. Responding to and Supporting Students with Disabilities:Risk Management Considerations 65 Anne Lundquist, Allan Shackelford With campuses reacting to high-profile cases involving studentswith significant psychiatric disabilities, this chapter insteadrecommends a more thoughtful proactive approach that reflects the needs ofstudents, disability services professionals, and the institution as awhole. 8. College Students with Disabilities: A Student DevelopmentPerspective 77 Wanda M. Hadley The use of student development theory can provide greaterunderstanding of how college students with disabilities may evolve in their identities and use of disability services. 9. Disability-Friendly University Environments: Conducting aClimate Assessment 83 Robert A. Stodden, Steven E. Brown, Kelly Roberts Campus climate assessment tools can help guide policy andprogram development for disability services and other units on campus. 10. Disability Studies in Higher Education 93 Steven J. Taylor The field of Disability Studies can provide insights intodisability and disability services, redefining what it means to be a person with adisability in higher education. INDEX 9