theADHDAcademic

theADHDAcademic, 10 months ago to disability

In the US, you can register for #disability accommodations at any time during your #education, but be aware that the process can take time and potentially involves additional doctor's appointments and hunting for records. If you're registering for the upcoming semester, you might want to start early.

#ADHD #College #HigherEd

https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/how-to-register-with-the-disability-office

theADHDAcademic, 10 months ago to ADHD

The syllabus is often the student's first introduction to their instructor and the course. Unfortunately, it might be the first time an instructor, knowingly or unknowingly, introduces barriers. Students with ADHD need a well-organized, consistent, and simple syllabus. Bullet points, a table of contents, and reducing the amount of extraneous info can all go a long way.

https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/teaching--adhd-blog-posts/the-syllabus

#InclusiveTeaching #ADHD #education #Disability #AcademicChatter #Teaching

theADHDAcademic, 10 months ago to disabled

@DisabledInSTEM has an anonymous review process for institutions. If you are #disabled and sought accommodations at your institution, consider sharing your experience.

Information on disability accommodations, #accessibility, and #AcademicAbleism can help future students and scholars make informed decisions. Please spread the word!

Form is here: https://forms.gle/w1TCN9tRLzgYcPfm6

Responses can be read here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rUIXITZotmPG71bCfv5PdGxH0-A1KAxjMtADO_unbiU/edit?usp=sharing

#Disability #accessibility #AcademicChatter #DisabledInHigherEd

aleandros, 10 months ago to ADHD

Any #ADD or #ADHD community on Mastodon that you people can recommend? Just for support and sharing tips/experiences.

theADHDAcademic, 11 months ago to disability

If you consider yourself an ally of disabled students, faculty, and staff, ask yourself how many barriers you've challenged in your workplace, department, office, lab. Disclosing #disability in and of itself is often a challenge for disabled folks. Every time we have to explain our disability in relation to an inaccessible form or discriminatory policy, that's work. You can identify and challenge those barriers too.

#AcademicAbleism #AcademicChatter #HigherEd #DisabledInHigherEd

theADHDAcademic, 11 months ago to ADHD

"Reconsider your course design." Louder for the folks in the back.

Rather than thinking of disabled students as the enemy creating more work, ask yourself how you can make your course more accessible from the start. How can you build in more support? What changes reduce the need for accommodations to begin with?

#Disability #HigherEd #ADHD #Neurodivergent #AcademicAbleism #UDL #InclusiveTeaching

https://www.chronicle.com/article/neurodivergent-students-need-flexibility-not-our-frustration?sra=true&cid=gen_sign_in

theADHDAcademic, 1 year ago to accessibility

Ann Gagne has a podcast on #accessibility and #pedagogy and her ~10 minute podcasts are very friendly for #ADHD folks. In her latest episode, she discusses PDFs and Word documents. If you haven't ever tried listening to a PDF, you need to. Highly recommend a listen!

https://anngagne.ca/podcast/episode-6-accessible-word-and-pdf-documents/