Removing College Accommodations Barriers for Students With Disabilities
Richard Acree
Information below is from Alexis Gravely and posted on Inside Higher Ed
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An article posted at Inside Higher Ed by Alexis Gravely describes a bill supported by Democrats and Republicans that would eliminate the costs and burdens that students with disabilities face in accessing college accommodations.
Known as the Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower Act, or RISE Act, the bill would allow students with a disability to use documentation from their secondary education as proof that they have a disability and need accommodations while attending a college or university. The bill would also authorize an additional $10 million in funding for a resource center to provide students and families with information on college disability services and professional development for professors about disability.
Data from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has shown that 94 percent of students with a learning disability received accommodations in high school, but only 17 percent received accommodations in college.
The bill is led in the Senate by Senators Bob Casey, the Democrat from Pennsylvania, and Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, and in the House by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat from Oregon, and Larry Bucshon, a Republican from Indiana.
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