Registration / Schedule / Travel and Accommodations / Workshops Morning A. Substance Abuse and College Students with ADHD Are college students with ADHD more prone to substance abuse than their peers? This session will explore the potential connection between ADHD and the use and misuse of illegal and prescription medication. Dr. Anthony Rostain, Director, University of Pennsylvania Adult Attention Deficit Disorder will host this discussion. B. College Students with Asperger’s Syndrome This session will update participants on special issues in Asperger's Disorder relevant to college life. Challenges, accommodations, and creative interventions to develop welcoming learning environments for students with Asperger's Disorder will be presented. C. Supporting ESL College Students with Disabilities Student disability service providers face many challenges working with college students who speak English as a second language (ESL). This interactive presentation will explore issues associated with the identification, assessment, and support of ESL students with disabilities. Discussion will focus on increasing our understanding of the cultural, linguistic and pedagogical differences in this student population. Participants will brainstorm effective strategies to assist ESL students. D. Media Portrayal of People with Disabilities Over Time This session will explore the way individuals with disabilities have been portrayed in media over time. Movies and print media have portrayed people with disabilities as broken, undesirable, and objects of pity or as heroic individuals who possess skills and abilities beyond that of mere mortals. This entertaining session will provide attendees an opportunity to explore their own beliefs, attitudes, and ways of thinking about individuals with disabilities.
Afternoon E.“Reality Research:” Development of the Penn Problem Solving Inventory for College Students About 9% of college students have some form of disability, with learning disabilities (including ADHD) representing a growing portion of this number. Although symptom relief and academic standing are important measures of the effectiveness of treatment and academic support services, respectively, there is an increasing need for easy-to-use assessment instruments that are relevant to the day-to-day functional difficulties faced by college students with LD/ADHD. The current session will review the development of the 10-item Penn Problem Solving Inventory for College Students that is being researched to determine its usefulness in (1) identifying at-risk college students and (2) measuring the effectiveness of academic support interventions. The presenters will also discuss some of the common difficulties experienced by LD/ADHD students at college. F. BrainStorming with the Experts Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Board of Directors This interactive session will give participants an opportunity to ask the experts about challenging issues in providing equal access for students with disabilities. This session will also draw upon the collective wisdom of the panelists to discuss the current status of disability services on college campuses and to explore future trends and developments. G. BrainStorming with Students with Disabilities This session provides personal perspectives from a panel of students with disabilities from several northeastern colleges and universities. Students will provide valuable information on the effectiveness of our policies and procedures, academic adjustments and accommodations, the use of technology, and environmental modifications. Students will be asked to comment on the transition to postsecondary education including the effect of having a disability on social adjustment and interactions with the campus community. Plenty of time will be reserved for questions from the audience. H. Accessible Learning by Design When applied in the context of college teaching and learning, the paradigm of Universal Design (UD) asks us to consider all types of learners as we create our learning environments. In this workshop we will (1) explore how common elements of college teaching create barriers to learning for many kinds of students and (2) brainstorm UD ways to avoid those barriers. Participants will take away an understanding of the general paradigm of UD and specific ideas for how to create more accessible learning environments for our students. This workshop is designed for anyone who teaches or who works with instructors, and students who would like to join the accessibility discussion on campus.
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