Impacts of Disabilities on Student Engagement and Success

Videos

Let’s start with a few short videos that take a look at the impacts of different types of disabilities on student engagement and academic achievement.

CBC News: The National (2020, December 3). Students with learning disabilities face additional virtual learning challenges. [Video].

Teachings in Education (2021, March 17). Impact of a Disability: Families, School, Careers, Lifespan. [Video].

TEDx Talks (2016, December 14). Learning Disability in Higher Education… | Lexie Garrity | TEDxVanderbiltUniversity. [Video].

Thompson Rivers University (2018, June 18). Characteristics of Learning Disabilities & Impact on Educational Outcomes – TRU. [Video].

Impacts of Disability on Engagement and Achievement

This is not an exhaustive list, by any means… but here are a few readings that explore the impacts of disabilities on student engagement and success.

Shorter Reads

• Anglophone Postsecondary Institutions of New Brunswick (n.d.). Physical Disabilities: Implications for Learning. Supporting Students with Disabilities. https://alc.ext.unb.ca/modules/physical-disabilities/implications-for-learning.html
• LDA Ottawa (2023). Impact of Learning Disabilities. https://www.ldaottawa.com/impact-of-learning-disabilities/

Longer Reads

• Bain De Los Santos, S. Kupczynski, L., & Mundy, M. (2019). Determining Academic Success in Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(2), 16-38. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1212595.pdf
• Chiu, Y., Hsiao-Ying,V., Johnston, A., Herbert, J., Niu, X. (2019). Impact of Disability Services on Academic Achievement Among College Students with Disabilities. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 32(3), 227-245. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1236854.pdf
• Pham, Y., Murray, C., & Good, R. (2018). Grades, Behavior, and Engagement of Adolescents With Disabilities: An Examination of Social Relationships Among Students, Parents, and Teachers. School Community Journal, 28(2), 47-62. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1201832.pdf
• Rath, v. (2022). Social engagement: Hearing the experiences of disabled students in higher education in Ireland. Frontiers in Education, 7. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.895392

Impacts of Technology on Accessibility, Engagement, and Achievement

Again, this is by no means an exhaustive list… but here are a few readings that explore the potential impacts of technology on accessibility, engagement, and academic achievement.

Longer Reads

• D’Angelo, C. (2018). The Impacts of Technology Integration. In R. Power (Ed.), Technology and the Curriculum: Summer 2018. Power Learning Solutions. https://pressbooks.pub/techandcurriculum/chapter/engagement-and-success/
• Maida, E. (2022). The Impact of Assistive Technology on Individuals with Disabilities. Illuminate. https://www.illuminatenrhc.com/post/the-impact-of-assistive-technology-on-individuals-with-disabilities-by-erin-maida
• McNicholl, A., Casey, H., Desmond, D., & Gallagher, P. (2021). The impact of assistive technology use for students with disabilities in higher education: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 16(2), 130–143. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31335220/

References

Anglophone Postsecondary Institutions of New Brunswick (n.d.). Physical Disabilities: Implications for Learning. Supporting Students with Disabilities. https://alc.ext.unb.ca/modules/physical-disabilities/implications-for-learning.html

Bain De Los Santos, S. Kupczynski, L., & Mundy, M. (2019). Determining Academic Success in Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(2), 16-38. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1212595.pdf

CBC News: The National (2020, December 3). Students with learning disabilities face additional virtual learning challenges. [Video]. https://youtu.be/zDSHHB0ckYQ 

Chiu, Y., Hsiao-Ying,V., Johnston, A., Herbert, J., Niu, X. (2019). Impact of Disability Services on Academic Achievement Among College Students with Disabilities. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 32(3), 227-245. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1236854.pdf

D’Angelo, C. (2018). The Impacts of Technology Integration. In R. Power (Ed.), Technology and the Curriculum: Summer 2018. Power Learning Solutions. https://pressbooks.pub/techandcurriculum/chapter/engagement-and-success/

LDA Ottawa (2023). Impact of Learning Disabilities. https://www.ldaottawa.com/impact-of-learning-disabilities/

Maida, E. (2022). The Impact of Assistive Technology on Individuals with Disabilities. Illuminate. https://www.illuminatenrhc.com/post/the-impact-of-assistive-technology-on-individuals-with-disabilities-by-erin-maida

McNicholl, A., Casey, H., Desmond, D., & Gallagher, P. (2021). The impact of assistive technology use for students with disabilities in higher education: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 16(2), 130–143. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31335220/

Pham, Y., Murray, C., & Good, R. (2018). Grades, Behavior, and Engagement of Adolescents With Disabilities: An Examination of Social Relationships Among Students, Parents, and Teachers. School Community Journal, 28(2), 47-62. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1201832.pdf

Rath, v. (2022). Social engagement: Hearing the experiences of disabled students in higher education in Ireland. Frontiers in Education, 7. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.895392

Teachings in Education (2021, March 17). Impact of a Disability: Families, School, Careers, Lifespan. [Video]. https://youtu.be/s3B98-j_t_0

TEDx Talks (2016, December 14). Learning Disability in Higher Education… | Lexie Garrity | TEDxVanderbiltUniversity. [Video]. https://youtu.be/kSz_zjiS3E8

Thompson Rivers University (2018, June 18). Characteristics of Learning Disabilities & Impact on Educational Outcomes – TRU. [Video]. https://youtu.be/Cxzko7kkwBw