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Following is a complete list of the 346 articles in the Student Lounge Knowledge Base, arranged alphabetically by title. Select any article title to view the article.
- AccessDesign: A Promising Practice for Students with Disabilities Exploring Design Careers
- Accessibility Reviews: A Promising Practice to Improve the Accessibility of Local Science Education Programs
- Alaska Transition Camp: A Promising Practice in Involving Students and Educators in Transition Planning
- Allison and Chemistry: A Case Study on Accommodations in Group Work and Discussion
- Ana and Astronomy: A Case Study on Accommodations for Writing Assignments
- Andrea and Computer Modeling: A Case Study on Drawing and Modeling in Architecture
- Angela and Academic Advising: A Case Study on Accessing Standard Campus Services
- Are campuses required to provide tutoring for students with disabilities throughout their college career?
- Are chat rooms accessible to people with disabilities?
- Are drivers responsible for assisting students with disabilities by carrying personal items such as books and backpacks or helping them enter a building by opening doors?
- Are electronic whiteboards accessible to people with disabilities?
- Are peer review tools accessible?
- Are postsecondary institutions required to transport a student with a mobility impairment to a remote field site?
- Are there commercial products designed to make math accessible to students with disabilities?
- Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand?
- Are there documents offered online in Spanish that discuss disabilities and education?
- Are there e-mentoring programs to support students with disabilities interested in careers in design fields?
- Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities?
- Are there guidelines for creating accessible math?
- Are there scientific and graphing calculators that can be used by students who are blind?
- Are there screen readers that can read math equations?
- Are there voice recognition programs students can use to do math?
- Are there web browsers that have been developed specifically for use by people with disabilities?
- Are touch screens accessible?
- Campus Housing: A Case Study on Accommodating a Short-Term Need
- Can all television sets display closed captions?
- Can an employer legally ask an applicant about current illnesses?
- Can astronomy classes be made accessible to students who are visually impaired?
- Can chemistry be taught to students with disabilities?
- Can employers use "at will" employment status to discriminate against employees with disabilities?
- Can I borrow captioned media for free?
- Can I keep a turtle in my dorm room as a service animal to accommodate my anxiety disorder?
- Can I make accessible web pages using a web authoring tool such as Dreamweaver?
- Can students with Autism be successful in college?
- Can students with intellectual disabilities attend college?
- Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities?
- Colored Rulers: A Case Study on Finding a Low-Tech Solution for Completing Exams
- Connecting with Peers: A Case Study on College Transition for a Student with Asperger's Syndrome
- CSNE Outreach Blog: A Promising Practice to Promote STEM to Under-represented Youth
- DASA and Campus Accessibility: A Promising Practice of a Student Organization
- Disability and the Culinary Arts: A Case Study on Access to a Person of Short Stature
- Disability Awareness 101: A Case Study on Students with Disabilities and College Admissions Offices Staff
- Disability Mentoring Day at the UW-Madison: A Promising Practice in Staff Training
- Disability Mentoring Day: A Promising Practice in Promoting Career Exploration
- Do all postsecondary students with disabilities use disability services?
- Do campus tutors have to write or type work for students with disabilities?
- Do postsecondary institutions have to provide assistive technology (for example, screen enlargement or voice recognition software) to students with disabilities who enroll in distance learning courses?
- Do TTY, TDD, and TT mean the same thing?
- DO-IT 2-4: A Promising Practice in Supporting Transitions from Two- to Four-Year Colleges
- DO-IT Scholars: A Promising Practice in Preparing Youth with Disabilities for College
- Does a postsecondary institution have to provide specific hardware or software (known as assistive technology) that an individual with a disability requests so that he or she can access information technology used on campus?
- Does making our school web content accessible mean I cannot use multimedia on my site?
- Does the campus need to provide housing that is accessible to students with disabilities?
- Does the provision of accommodations guarantee student success?
- Dr. Stephen Hawking: A Case Study on Using Technology to Communicate with the World
- Dundee Elementary School: A Promising Practice in Utilizing Technology for Writing and Research
- Earth Science: A Case Study on Teaching Concepts to a Student with a Visual Impairment
- Electronic Course Reserves: A Case Study on Universal Access to Electronic Information in Academic Libraries
- Elena and Computer Graphics: A Case Study on Accommodating Health Impairments
- Emerging Leaders Program: A Promising Practice in Placing College Students with Disabilities in Challenging Internships
- Equal Opportunities: A Case Study on Campus Transportation for Students with Mobility Impairments
- Evergreen Elementary: A Promising Practice in Empowering Students through Assistive Technology
- GALL Laboratory: A Promising Practice in Applying Problem-Based Learning
- Geography and Christian: A Case Study in Accommodating In-Class Computer-Based Testing
- Here to Stay: A Case Study on Service Animals in Residence Halls
- Hien and Medical School Rotations: A Case Study on Accommodating for a Pacemaker
- How accessible are Microsoft Word documents?
- How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used?
- How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used?
- How are the terms low vision, visually impaired and blind defined?
- How can a student who is blind navigate in an unfamiliar area to do fieldwork?
- How can a student with a disability develop college survival skills?
- How can a student with low vision read regular-print books in the library?
- How can digital content help students with learning disabilities that affect their ability to process math?
- How can I create a club for students with disabilities on my campus?
- How can I create math and science documents that are accessible to students with visual impairments?
- How can I develop a support network?
- How can I easily open my most often used programs in Windows?
- How can I ensure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts?
- How can I get involved with undergraduate research?
- How can I help a student record and analyze data in a science lab?
- How can I help a student who is blind or has low vision make measurements in a science lab?
- How can I participate in Disability Employment Awareness Month?
- How can I test my website for accessibility?
- How can I use Schedule A to obtain a job with the federal government?
- How can musicians who are blind make use of computers to notate, read and record music?
- How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who are blind operate computers?
- How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who have low vision operate a computer?
- How can people with mobility impairments operate computers?
- How can postsecondary institutions determine whether a student is "otherwise qualified" for science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics curricula?
- How can publishers create accessible math textbooks?
- How can students with disabilities choose a career?
- How can students with disabilities gain work experience while in high school or college?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for taking the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement exams?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the General Educational Development (GED) Test?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and other standardized graduate or professional entrance exams?
- How can students with learning disabilities benefit from computer use?
- How can switches be used by people who cannot operate a standard keyboard or mouse?
- How can technology help students with disabilities in their social development?
- How can universal design be applied in educational settings?
- How can vocational rehabilitation services help students with disabilities with their career goals?
- How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible?
- How do I navigate around Microsoft Windows using only a keyboard?
- How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player?
- How do my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website?
- How do the rights and responsibilities of high school students with disabilities change as they enter college?
- How does a student who is blind learn to navigate around campus?
- How does Section 508 relate to the Telecommunications Act?
- Hua and Electrical Engineering: A Case Study on Accommodating Deafness or Hearing Loss
- I am who I am: A Promising Practice in Disability Awareness and Community Building
- If a postsecondary student's accommodations include extra exam time must I allow the student to take the exam outside of the classroom?
- If a student with a disability qualifies for accommodations in high school, will they receive the same accommodations in college?
- If I receive a letter informing me a college student in my class has a disability, should I initiate a conversation with the student about their disability?
- If, because of his or her disability, a student needs to exceed the allotted time set by the school to complete a degree, is the impact of the student's disability a consideration for an extension of financial aid?
- IM Chatbots at Youth Slam: A Promising Practice in Inspiring Students who are Blind and Low-Vision to Pursue Computer Programming
- In a postsecondary setting, who is responsible for providing Braille translation?
- In a speech class, how can I accommodate a student with a communication disorder?
- In Case of Emergency: A Case Study on Evacuation Procedures for a Student with a Mobility Impairment
- In what ways does the Americans with Disabilities Act protect job applicants?
- Is allowing the use of service animals and therapy pets in campus housing considered a reasonable accommodation?
- Is my school legally required to make our web pages accessible?
- Is there a difference between service and therapy animals?
- Is there a federal program to help companies hire injured veterans?
- Is there a Regiment for wounded marines?
- Jack and Course Substitutions: A Case Study on Academic Advising
- Javier and Medical School: A Case Study on Accommodations for Visual Impairments
- Kim and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
- Let it Snow: A Case Study on Accessibility During Inclement Weather
- Maplewood Middle School: A Promising Practice in Integrating Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
- Marika and Mathematics: A Case Study on Accommodations for Visual Impairments
- Mnemonics for All: A Case Study on Tutoring Centers and a Student with a Learning Disability
- Must a service animal be certified?
- Must student clubs and organizations provide accommodations to allow students with disabilities to participate?
- Nana and Engineering: A Case Study on Accommodating Mobility Impairments
- National Center for Blind Youth in Science: A Promising Practice in Creating a Web Portal
- Nolan and Physics: A Case Study on Accommodating Learning Disabilities
- Observation Requirements for New Interns: A Case Study on Field Work in Architecture
- On the Shelves: A Case Study on Library Access
- Once a K-12 student qualifies for accommodations through a 504 plan, will that student always qualify for the same accommodations?
- Opening Doors to Solutions: A Case Study on Self-Advocacy
- Opportunities!
- Opportunities! Archive
- Opportunities! Newsletter: A Promising Practice in Postsecondary Campus Collaboration
- PEERs: A Promising Practice for Including Underrepresented Groups in Engineering
- Rajiv and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Test Taking
- Reconsidering Policies: A Case Study on Hardship Withdrawals and a Student with a Psychiatric Disability
- Reduced Course Loads: A Case Study on Financial Aid Eligibility
- Removing Barriers: A Case Study on Classroom Access
- Roadmaps & Rampways: Case Studies of Success in Science
- Roberto and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Deafness
- Robotics track at youth slam: A promising practice in engaging students with visual impairments
- Sean and Computer Science: A Case Study on Accommodations for a Psychiatric Disorder
- Simple Solutions: A Case Study on Low-Tech Accommodations and Campus Computer Labs
- SMARTer Board Project: A Promising Practice for Teaching Students to Solve Visual Accessibility Issues
- Software Compatibility: A Case Study on Assistive Technology, Accessible Course Software, and a Student with Low Vision
- SummerLab: A Promising Practice in Expanded Access to Biotechnology for Students with Disabilities
- Symptom Management: A Case Study on Addressing Medication Side Effects
- The Equestrian Team: A Case Study on Access to Student Organizations
- The Family Village Project: A Promising Practice in Creating a Global Online Community and Resource
- The ImagineIT Workshop: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Visual Impairments
- The Signing Math Dictionary: A Promising Practice for Teaching and Learning Math Vocabulary
- The Signing Science Dictionary Project: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Science Dictionary
- UAA STEM Transition Event: A Promising Practice in Preparing Youth for College
- Universally Designed Web Pages: A Case Study on Access Issues for a Student with a Learning Disability
- Web Access: A Case Study on Making Content Accessible to a Student who is Blind
- What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience?
- What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system ?
- What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system?
- What accommodation might be provided to students with chemical sensitivities in science labs?
- What adaptive technology is typically provided to students with disabilities on postsecondary campuses?
- What advice can be given to a high school student with a disability preparing for college?
- What advice can be given to teens as they prepare for careers?
- What advice can I give to a college student with a disability to promote their success?
- What affects the self-efficacy of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM fields?
- What alternative pointing systems are available for someone who cannot use a mouse?
- What are environmental control units?
- What are examples of accommodations for students with low vision in science labs?
- What are examples of accommodations in science laboratories?
- What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are blind?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who have health impairments?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with disabilities that impact learning and/or attention?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are reasonable accommodations for students with mobility impairments when field work sites are not physically accessible?
- What are relay services, and how do I access them?
- What are some assignments that could be used in lieu of tests to help students with disabilities demonstrate mastery of content?
- What are some examples of courses for which educational programs might assign course substitutes?
- What are some examples of online simulations for science labs?
- What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions?
- What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities?
- What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access?
- What are some of the barriers students with disabilities face in distance learning courses?
- What are some of the challenges students with Dyslexia face in using technology?
- What are some of the functional limitations related to mental illness?
- What are some specific study skills that benefit students with learning disabilities?
- What are some techniques for creating Braille math materials?
- What are some ways to provide note taking accommodations for a student with a disability?
- What are specific computer applications that can assist students with learning disabilities?
- What are specific types of learning disabilities?
- What are steps to a computing career?
- What are tactile graphics?
- What are Telecommunications Relay Services?
- What are the deadlines for closed captioning of all television programming?
- What are the NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Centers?
- What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard?
- What are tips for making online mentoring successful?
- What are typical accommodations for students with AD/HD?
- What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are typical accommodations for students with blindness?
- What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments?
- What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities?
- What are typical accommodations for students with low vision?
- What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Asperger's Disorder and high-functioning Autism?
- What can students do to improve their chances of finding employment after college?
- What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers?
- What challenges do people with disabilities face in accessing standard consumer products?
- What challenges do students with disabilities face as they transition from two-year to four-year colleges?
- What do I do if I feel like I have been discriminated against at school?
- What does Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act require?
- What does word prediction software do?
- What factors affect a student's self-efficacy?
- What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities?
- What if a student with a disability disrupts my college class?
- What insights do students with disabilities provide regarding self-determination?
- What Internet-based communication methods are accessible to people with disabilities?
- What is a "qualified student with a disability"?
- What is a 504 Plan?
- What is a mental illness?
- What is a mobility impairment?
- What is a physical or mental impairment?
- What is a qualified individual with a disability?
- What is a reading system?
- What is a refreshable Braille display?
- What is a speech impairment?
- What is a traumatic brain injury?
- What is a virtual keyboard?
- What is accessible electronic and information technology?
- What is AD/HD and how is it diagnosed?
- What is an Individualized Education Plan?
- What is Asperger's Disorder?
- What is Autism?
- What is Braille translation software?
- What is computer-based speech recognition?
- What is considered high quality disability documentation?
- What is DAISY?
- What is Disability Studies?
- What is DotsPlus Braille?
- What is Entry Point?
- What is High School/High Tech?
- What is Hire America's Heroes?
- What is MathML?
- What is networking and how do students with disabilities use it for career preparation?
- What is NIMAS?
- What is No Child Left Behind and how does it affect students with disabilities?
- What is real-time captioning?
- What is Section 504?
- What is sensorimotor neural engineering and how does the field benefit people with disabilities?
- What is sign language?
- What is the AccessComputing Team and how can I join?
- What is the AccessSTEM Team and how do I apply?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
- What is the benefit of e-mentoring to students with disabilities?
- What is the Business Leadership Network and what do they do?
- What is the DAISY Modular Math Extension?
- What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?
- What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability?
- What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan?
- What is the difference between open and closed captioning?
- What is the DO-IT Pals program and application process?
- What is the DO-IT Scholars program and how do I apply?
- What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
- What is the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)?
- What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
- What is the role of a mentor?
- What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do?
- What is the Workforce Recruitment Program?
- What is the World Institute on Disability (WID)?
- What is universal design?
- What is Veterans' Preference for federal jobs?
- What is video remote interpreting?
- What issues should a student with AD/HD consider when planning for the transition from high school to college or a career?
- What job preparation supports might benefit young people with mental health issues?
- What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments?
- What local extracurricular programs help students with disabilities learn about technology?
- What math, science, and technology skills are important for career success?
- What proportion of postsecondary students have disabilities?
- What readjustment services are available for veterans?
- What resources can help students with disabilities find and apply for jobs?
- What resources can help students with disabilities locate internships and other work-based experiences?
- What resources help individuals learn how to talk about their disabilities?
- What should I consider when deciding what kind of adaptive technology to use?
- What should people who have visual impairments expect regarding accessibility of telecommunications products?
- What specific challenges make it difficult for people with mobility impairments to operate computers?
- What steps do teens with disabilities take to STEM careers?
- What technology is available for students with cognitive disabilities?
- What types of accommodations might college students with disabilities need during the registration process?
- What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities?
- What was the Accessibility Forum?
- What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities?
- When and how should a student with a disability disclose his or her disability to a potential employer?
- When is the best time to disclose a disability to a prospective employer?
- Where can I find a collection of articles that deal with students with disabilities and STEM?
- Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats?
- Where can I find electronic text versions of books for students who have visual impairments or other print disabilities?
- Where can I find information about summer camps for children with disabilities?
- Where can I find information about the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities in college?
- Where can I find information on the digital divide?
- Where can I find online resources for learning about accessible information technology?
- Where can I find resources about individuals with disabilities in specific career fields?
- Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability?
- Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible?
- Where can I find resources for nursing students and professional nurses with disabilities?
- Where can I find resources related to brain injuries?
- Where can I find resources related to health impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to hearing impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder?
- Where can I find resources related to mobility impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to visual impairments?
- Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services?
- Where can I find vendors who specialize in assistive technology and materials for science laboratories?
- Where can I learn about free assistive technology?
- Where can I learn about sign language for STEM fields?
- Where can I learn more about technology accessibility in Canadian postsecondary institutions?
- Where can I locate statistical data answering questions about students with disabilities and educational services?
- Where is a federal "one-stop" website that links to disability-related resources?
- Which states have technology accessibility laws, policies, and standards?
- Which web browsers are most accessible?
- Who is a person with a disability?
- Who is responsible for providing a postsecondary institution with documentation of a student's disability?
- Who is responsible for providing accessible transportation to a postsecondary student's internship or co-op?
- Who is responsible for providing accommodations for student interns?
- Who is the Foundation for Science and Disability?
- Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology?
- Who should pay for accommodations that allow students with disabilities to participate in student clubs and organizations?
- Who studies the accessibility of transportation?
- Whom should I contact in my state if I have a question about assistive technology?
- Why is accessible math important?
- Why is it important that students with disabilities take precollege mathematics and science courses?
- Why should students with disabilities consider studying design fields?
- Why should students with disabilities participate in work-based learning?
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA) One-Stops: A Promising Practice in Providing Employment Placement Services
You may also find relevant articles in the following searchable Knowledge Bases:
- AccessSTEM - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Conference Room - to help postsecondary student services staff make their services accessible.
- Board Room - to help administrators create a welcoming and accessible offerings for postsecondary students with disabilities.
- Faculty Room - to help postsecondary faculty fully include students with disabilities in their courses.
- AccessCAREERS - to help employers, career services staff, individuals with disabilities, and others make careers and work-based learning accessible.
- AccessComputing - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in computing.
- Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing - to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing pursue studies and careers in computing.
- The Center for Universal Design in Education - to help educators and administrators practice universal design in their delivery of education.
- Veterans Room - to help veterans with disabilities.
- AccessIT - to help educational entities at all levels develop, procure, and use accessible informational technology.