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Access to Education: Disabilities in the Classroom (:16), 1995. Discusses ways in which higher education settings can assist students with disabilities in order to help them to be more successful.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Responsibilities for Post-Secondary Education Programs Serving D/HH (2:00), 1997. This satellite conference discusses the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 as it relates to providing accommodations to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Several case scenarios are also presented.

Breaking the Attitude Barrier: Learning to Value People with Disabilities (:33). Examines society’s myths about people with disabilities and enables all employees to understand and successfully interact with this valuable segment of the workforce.

Emerging Disabilities on Campus: What You Need to Know (2:00), 2000. A national teleconference on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The program is designed to help you improve campus life and protect your institution from liability issues. Higher education institutions are facing one of the largest student populations in history with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD), coupled with a growing student population diagnosed with psychological disabilities. Your challenge is to assess the needs of and accommodate these students while meeting the requirements of ADA law. Learn from disability experts across the country, and hear from students, too, about what makes disability assessment and accommodation work.

Interviewing for Abilities. Video offers education and insight about the issue of hiring individuals with disabilities. Vignettes are shown using members of a professional theatre group, The Mad Hatters. Actors, with and without disabilities, are featured to illustrate a variety of scenarios employers might encounter.

Learning Disabilities: Accommodating Learning Disabled Students in Colleges and Universities (2:00), 1995. Exemplifies anxiety and frustration some students with learning disabilities experience within the context of college courses. Provides suggestions for reducing their anxiety and frustration.

Psychological Disabilties on Campus: What You Need to Know (2:00), 2001. A national teleconference brought together four nationally recognized experts to address topics including: recognizing symptoms and manifestations of psychological disabilities; decision making, responsibility, and student services; academic standards, institutional policy, judicial affairs, and crisis intervention in the classroom.

Video Guide to (Dis)Ability Awareness (:25). Addresses myths and misperceptions about people with disabilities through their own voices; offers great practical knowledge for ways to be respectful and active in developing a respectful workplace.