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Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber.

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Success for College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community College, Composition View

The Scholarly Teacher

Roxanna Dewey , Glendale Community College Key Statement : As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder rises, challenges for college students with ASDs may be mitigated through instructional strategies beyond accommodations. Differences between HS and college. Differences between HS and College | Chapman University.

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Building maintenance issues admissions leaders should know about (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Older buildings typically have been renovated and retrofitted countless times and were not designed for modern HVAC systems, ADA accessibility and active learning classrooms. Old bathrooms, which are virtually impossible to make ADA accessible, let alone gender-neutral, without violating municipal laws regarding fixture counts.

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Two ed-tech companies team up with hopes to improve transfer

Parchment

” Sarah Zauner, executive director of the Ada Center, which advises higher ed institutions on decisions about technology, said colleges badly need “viable technology tools that comprehensively support student transfer,” given the maze of piecemeal options currently available to handle different parts of the process.

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DEI Blog: Third Time’s a Charm

College for Creative Study

I had trouble looking towards the future, and like many college students with ADHD, I struggled finding “the point” of my more tedious classwork. In February of 2008, my parents and I decided to disenroll me from college, just 5 months after I began. COMMUNICATION! You are your own best advocate!

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