Invisible Disabilities – On-Demand Training

Understand the Expansive Definition of ADA to Provide Proper Accommodations for Non-Apparent Disabilities With the rise in the number of people with disabilities on today’s college campuses, it’s easy to understand that those with “visible disabilities” and those who use assistive devices may need potential accommodations while on campus.  However, there are many students with invisible or nonapparent disabilities who may quietly sit in classrooms or reside in residence halls and struggle to request accommodations because they fear that no one will believe them since the disability is hidden. Because there isn’t an “outward sign” of the disability, students with nonapparent disabilities often feel that professors may not support them as equally as those with visible disabilities, because their condition cannot be seen as they walk into the classroom, activity or event. While the disability may not be able to be “seen” upon first glance, it still needs proper accommodation under the AD