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Resources to help you create a classroom environment that maximizes the learning of all students, regardless of disability, can be found on your campus, on the web, in publications, and through professional organizations.

Everyone has both rights and responsibilities. In the case of the inclusion of students with disabilities in postsecondary activities, faculty members have the right to require that students demonstrate knowledge and skills essential to the course content. On the other hand, qualified students with disabilities have the right to reasonable accommodations. This area of The STEM Lab clarifies the rights and responsibilities of faculty, campus services, and students with disabilities.

The best accommodations are unique to the individual and develop from a cooperative relationship between an instructor and the student, sometimes with the assistance of special education teachers or postsecondary campus disabled student services offices. In this area of The STEM Lab you will learn strategies for fully including students with disabilities in STEM activities. You will also read case studies and answers to questions instructors frequently ask about accommodating students with disabilities in their classes.

Most groups in educational institutions, workplaces, and other settings are diverse with respect to background, cultural and gender identity, first language, socioeconomic status, age, abilities, learning preferences, and myriad other characteristics. All people have an intersecting identity made up of a variety of these unique facets.