Category: Social Issues

NCCSD Develops List of Resources Related to Immigration and Disability

On January 27, 2017, the President released an Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States.” This Executive Order  restricts or blocks nationals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen from entering the U.S.

In response to questions from higher education students, faculty, and staff with disabilities, the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) has developed a list of resources related to immigration and disability, including information for traveling, customs, and immigration detention.  These are being updated regularly, and may be useful to those outside of higher education (with a caution that the web page is only available in English at this time).

To access the immigration resources directly, go to: http://www.nccsdonline.org/immigration-news.html.

Links to this web page are also available on the NCCSD Home page and at the  NCCSD Clearinghouse page.

 

 

Kyle Shachmut on “New Obstacle for Students with Disabilities”

“Most people assume technology expands opportunities for students with disabilities. While the potential exists, it can be realized only if technology is designed and coded [and utilized] with equal access in mind. Despite years of public-awareness campaigns, legal challenges, and advocacy efforts, many commonly used technologies built or purchased by colleges—email systems, learning-management systems, library databases, classroom materials—actually do more to prevent students with disabilities from equal participation than paper-based systems ever did.”

Kyle Shachmut “A New Obstacle for Students With Disabilities.” Chronicle of Higher Education 9/12/14.