ERIC Number: ED655756
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 126
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ISBN: 979-8-7087-2175-4
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Supporting Students with Disabilities to Be Successful in an Online Learning Environment
Dana L. Gullo
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Wilmington University (Delaware)
This study examined the factors that contributed to students with disabilities' positive and challenging experiences transitioning to remote learning in the spring 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a small, two-year community college located in the mid-western United States. The study administered a confidential survey to students with disabilities to learn about their positive and challenging experiences and concluded with an interview with the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Community College to gain additional insight into the college's timeline and transition procedures to remote learning. This study discovered both positive and challenging experiences with remote learning for students with disabilities. The positive experiences were comfort with the learning management software Blackboard, ease of access to grades, instructor helpfulness with accommodations, and images and video instructional materials utilized in their courses. The challenges discovered were related to faculty and peer communication, testing services, confidence with remote learning, and lack of knowledge about Student Accessibility Services. The data concluded that students diagnosed with a mental health disability were less aware of Student Accessibility Services than students with other disabilities. The recommendations outlined in this study will help higher education institutions, faculty, and student Accessibility Services Offices design effective approaches in supporting students with disabilities' accommodation needs when taking online courses. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Student Attitudes, Barriers, Student Adjustment, Learning Management Systems, Educational Technology, Mental Disorders, Knowledge Level, Student Personnel Services, Accessibility (for Disabled), Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias, Coping, Affordances
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Related Records: EJ1372479
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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