Abstract:

In institutions of higher education, disability resource professionals (DRPs) have the responsibility of upholding compliance with federal legislation regarding college students with disabilities. Specifically, DRPs are tasked with determining reasonable accommodations to ensure access to all aspects of the campus community while simultaneously maintaining the integrity of academic programs. Despite the complexity of this role, there is limited research and guidance on how to make accommodation decisions. Further, existing guidance provides inconsistent recommendations for practice. As a result, DRPs use multiple, largely unexplored processes to determine accommodations unique to their institutional or professional discretion. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore how DRPs approach accommodation decision-making for college students with disabilities. DRP participants discussed factors they considered when making accommodation decisions, processes used to determine accommodations, and exceptions to these processes. The authors conclude with directions for future research and recommendations for higher education disability resources.

摘要：

在高等教育机构中，残障资源专业人员 (DRP) 有责任遵守有关残障大学生的联邦立法。具体来说，DRP 的任务是确定合理的便利条件，以确保能够接触到校园社区的各个方面，同时保持学术课程的完整性。尽管这个角色很复杂，但关于如何做出住宿决定的研究和指导却很有限。此外，现有指南提供了不一致的实践建议。因此，DRP 使用多个主要未探索的流程来确定其机构或专业判断力独有的便利条件。因此，本研究的目的，旨在探索 DRP 如何为残疾大学生制定住宿决策。DRP 参与者讨论了他们在做出住宿决定时考虑的因素、用于确定住宿的流程以及这些流程的例外情况。作者总结了未来研究的方向和对高等教育残疾资源的建议。