On interacting with students with disabilities, accommodations for those with disabilities in an academic setting, and any other issues faced by academics with disabilities.
Questions tagged [disability]
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Should I disclose invisible disabilities to my supervisors during my PhD?
Long story short, I'm halfway through my PhD and have recently started receiving help for invisible disabilities from the university, although I have not disclosed the details of these disabilities to my supervisors. My supervisors know that I…
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Academics with ADHD or autism: What workplace accommodations have helped you?
Folks,
I have ADHD, and I'm considering a career in academia after I get my PhD. I am about to defend my dissertation proposal, and I expect to defend by May 2020.
Part of the standard package of accommodations for students with ADHD is extended…
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What should the instructor do about a student who is not aware of their disability?
A student has obvious symptoms of a disability which is relevant to the instructor's class. The student does not appear to be aware of the disability. The disability does make it harder for the student to succeed in their education. What should…
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Did my professor properly accommodate my disability?
In August, I had surgery and shortly thereafter started chemotherapy. Despite being sick, I was only enrolled in 8 credit hours and felt I would be able to handle it. (I did very well in my other classes.)
There was a period shortly after the start…
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Too late for accommodations?
Posted here as OP is not on SE:
Ok I have a dilemma. I am a university student. I was re-diagnosed late with ADHD due to a misdiagnosis of severe depression and anxiety, I have struggled at university often having submited assignments late with…
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