ABSTRACT
This chapter provides higher education professionals with an overview of the research on disability, including a discussion of models of disability and the role of disability in the context of other identities a person may have. Disability topics can be included in diversity training courses, and disability can be integrated into experiential and interactive exercises that address human diversity. The chapter outlines nine core domains that student affairs professionals, faculty, staff and other professionals may examine to work most effectively with disabled students to support their success in college, graduate study and entry into the workforce. Some students may use visual communication systems, speech synthesizers, other specialized approaches or sign language interpreters. The chapter discusses facial expressions which may be involuntary or can have multiple meanings, reflecting, not only possible underlying psychological issues, but often responses to issues such as chronic pain or memory problems.
