Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Disability

she could manage her disease while maintaining energy and focus to keep progressingthrough her program.Anthony is a senior who had experienced a much different pathway into civil engineering thanother students. While investing his first two years of college in a mechanical engineering degree,he felt disinterested in the material and struggled with focusing on his coursework. Aftermultiple attempts and reassurances of just “sticking it out” with no improvement in his academicperformance, Anthony was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Upon hisdiagnosis, he medically withdrew from his second-semester mechanical engineering courses,worked a part time job, and researched other engineering disciplines. He then decided to go intocivil

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Alexander Michael Alvarez, University of Arizona; Paula C. Johnson, University of Arizona; Stephanie Zawada M.S., University of Arizona; Linda R. Shaw; Marla A. Franco, University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Disability

testing skills), Learning Specialist (including anymeetings over phone, email, or in person with learning specialists), Tutoring (for any particular topic orsubject), Math and Science Lab (for drop-in tutoring of math and science subjects), Writing Lab (fordrop-in tutoring on writing and editing), and Tech Coaching (for help in utilizing tech resources) . Inaddition, we collected specific information on the majors of engineering students and courses for whichstudents were seeking academic support.ResultsResource Availability We found 34 webpages offering resources for students with disabilities on the arizona.eduwebsite through a simple internet search. Of these webpages, 15 pages were DRC materials ranging from‘FAQ’ and disability