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Federal judge orders Creighton medical school to provide specific accommodations -- different from those it offered -- to hearing impaired student.
Questionable Captions
Maryland is not the first university to be sued over its lack of captioning on scoreboards for deaf attendees at athletic events, nor is it the only campus to lack such an accommodation, experts say.
Audiobooks Aren't Enough
Colleges' responsibility to ensure that blind students have equitable access have become much more clear with a trio of recent settlements; exactly how to meet those obligations is less certain.
Online Accessibility a Faculty Duty
Lawyers and a disability rights advocate stressed that faculty members must be proactive rather than reactive in making sure their online courses and materials are accessible for students with disabilities.
Ed Tech Accessibility
Disability rights advocates and publishers want Congress to help create a national standard to make sure disabled students are not left behind by inaccessible higher ed technologies.
Fat-Shaming in Academe
Professor sets off furor with comment on Twitter about obese Ph.D. applicants.
Win for Disabled Students
Berkeley agrees to make it easier for students with disabilities to do homework and research in a settlement that may be eyed across the country by advocates and university officials alike.
Disability Awareness Draws Scrutiny
Clemson University aims to raise disability awareness with a role-reversal day, but some professors find the event demeaning.