The guide to assisting students with disabilities : equal access in health science and professional education / Lisa M. Meeks, Neera R. Jain, editors.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Meeks, Lisa (Editor)
Jain, Neera R. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2016]
Subjects:
People with disabilities > Education > United States.
Medical sciences > Study and teaching > United States.
Medical sciences > Study and teaching.
People with disabilities > Education.
United States.
Students, Health Occupations.
Disabled Persons > education.
Disabled Persons > legislation & jurisprudence.
Schools, Health Occupations > organization & administration.
Disability Evaluation.
Needs Assessment.
Physical Description:xxv, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Know your campus resources / Jonathan D. McGough, Joseph Murray
  • Disability law and the process for determining whether a student has a disability / Elisa Laird-Metke, Gregory Moorehead
  • The process for determining disability accommodations / Elisa Laird-Metke, Jan Serrantino, J. Leigh Culley
  • Accommodations in the didactic and clinical setting / Jan Serrantino, Lisa M. Meeks, Neera R. Jain, Grace Clifford, Jane Theirfeld-Brown
  • The process of requesting accommodations on certification, licensing, and board exams : assisting students through the application / Neera R. Jain, Colleen Lewis, Lisa M. Meeks, Thomas Tucker
  • Learning in the digital age : assistive technology and electronic access / Michael J. Kenney [and 5 others]
  • Professionalism and communicating about disabilities and accommodations / Lisa M. Meeks, Neera R. Jain, Erin K. Phair, Shelby Aceton
  • Problem solving difficult cases / Neera R. Jain, Barbara L. Hammer, Shelby Aceton
  • Debunking disability myths and addressing legitimate concerns / Tim Montgomery, Lisa M. Meeks, Elisa Laird-Metke
  • Do's and don'ts for working with students with disabilities / Elisa Laird-Metke, Lisa M. Meeks, Grace Clifford.