BLACK, DISABLED, AND PROUD: COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

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  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • For Students
    • For High School Students
    • For Current College Students
    • For Parents & Family
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Resources
    • Disability 101
    • Examples of Black Disabled College Grads
    • Problems with Disability Services
    • HBCU Disability Services
    • Tip Sheets
    • Posters
  • For Faculty and Staff
    • Resources for Disability Services
    • Readings on Race & Disability
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Teaching Resources for Faculty and Instructors

Universal design helps faculty teach diverse students by helping them create flexible curricula:
  • Get some fast facts from Ohio State
  • Watch the HBCU Disability Consortium's webinar about universal design
  • Read details about universal design at DO-IT's Faculty Center, with specific ideas about course components
  • Check our recommended reading list on this website
  • Make your online course more accessible with tips from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock

If you want to learn more about the disability accommodations process:
  • Fast facts about accommodations from Bowdoin College
  • Determine essential components of your course with help from Brown University - accommodations cannot compromise essential components of courses
Want some new perspectives on disability?
  • Learn about the field of disability studies from the Society for Disability Studies
  • Learn about person-first language and why some disabled people are using "identity-first" language; also check out the National Center on Disability and Journalism's new style guide about disability language 
  • Know that many people with learning, neurological, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities are joining the neurodiversity movement








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Have a question that isn't answered here, or a problem requiring assistance? Contact the National Center for College Students with Disabilities.

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Funding for this website was provided by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE),
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