ABSTRACT
The study reported in this book derives from my membership in a university community at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW), which is located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about two hours by car north of Chicago, Illinois. Founded as a school for teachers in 1868, UWW is now a comprehensive four-year university with a population of over 10,000 students, the fourth largest of the twenty-six campuses in the University of Wisconsin system. The provision of services for students with disabilities is an official state mission of the university, which has received national recognition as an exemplary college program for its efforts in this area (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators 1999).
