Want to learn more about the Coalition on Accessibility in Higher Education? Check out our first blog! Read about this great partnership between National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) and Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) and why, in this moment, we are looking to create change. #HigherEd #Policy #Disability #Accessibility #Workforce #K12 #Blog Thanks to authors Brittany Matthews, Nicole Fuller (Jurewicz), Lindsay Kubatzky, & Kim Knackstedt.
Coalition on Accessibility in Higher Education
高等教育
The coalition seeks to make connections between research, policy, & practice to transform higher education.
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Despite more than 21 percent of undergraduate college students having a disability, only about 18 percent of these students over 25 have a bachelor’s degree (half the rate of adults without a disability). Accessibility in higher education is a significant and persistent issue. Barriers toward an accessible higher education experience include placing the burden of proof and access on learners, a lack of system-wide supports, a lack of belonging and inclusion, and data collection gaps.
We at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) and the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) are excited to be joining forces and working together to launch a coalition, building upon a 2024 cross-sector convening, to address the persistent and pervasive inaccessibility in higher education. The coalition will bring together: a) disability policy experts and advocates, b) higher education practitioners, c) workforce experts and advocates, d) policy leaders, e) legal experts, f) educators, and g) college students and those with lived experience.
The vision of the coalition is to make connections between research, policy, and practice to transform institutions of higher education and expand accessible, multi-modal learning opportunities such as in person, online, and a combination of both, to truly enable each learner to achieve economic security, economic mobility, and success in life.
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https://www.chepp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CHEPP_ACCESSIBILITY_WHITE-PAPER_v5.pdf
Coalition on Accessibility in Higher Education的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 高等教育
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- 11-50 人
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- 非营利机构
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?? Welcome to the Coalition on Accessibility in Higher Education! We at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) and the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice (CHEPP) at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) are excited to be joining forces and working together to improve persistent accessibility issues for learners with disabilities in higher education. ?? This brand new, cross-sector Coalition is soon to be launching and we are excited to share information with you here! ?? We will be bringing together: a) disability policy experts and advocates, b) higher education practitioners, c) workforce experts and advocates, d) policy leaders, e) legal experts, f) educators, and g) college students and those with lived experience. ?? The Coalition seeks to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the persistent barriers by focusing on institutional and practitioner policy and federal policy. In doing this, gaps in institutional practices and policies can be addressed while simultaneously focusing on systems change with policy as a lever. ?? Reach out with more questions! More information coming soon!!