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Make campus safe for students with disabilities
Author(s) -
Rahn Josh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30785
Subject(s) - community college , face (sociological concept) , medical education , psychology , engineering , sociology , medicine , social science
Students with disabilities face unique challenges on college campuses. One of those challenges is how to recognize and react appropriately to an emergency or violent incident, such as an active shooter. In New Jersey, the Bergen Community College Office of Specialized Services partnered with campus safety personnel and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office to develop a training program to address this need.