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Abstract
| The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been an advocate and pioneer for students with disabilities since 1973, when John Truesdale was tasked with creating a program that experimented with the idea of integrating students with disabilities into Whitewater’s community. To facilitate this, he found it most important to provide both academic and physical accommodations to campus, such as accessibility renovations, organization of recreational sports, and academic services like note-takers, attendant care, and reader services.
UWW continues to set an example for other universities about what it takes to offer students with disabilities opportunities equal to those available to able-bodied students at the collegiate level, both academically and physically. Through the prioritization of resource allocation, the education of faculty and staff about how best to help students with disabilities on campus and to let them acclimate to a more independent life has provided UWW a foot up in its recruiting of students with disabilities striving to achieve college diplomas. |
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