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This research brief summarizes issues related to campus climate issues and disability, to improve social and educational outcomes for students with disabilities, support faculty and staff with disabilities, and increase understanding of disability among nondisabled members of the campus community. Instead of relying on disability services offices to address all aspects of disability on campuses, this report argues for various constituencies beginning a cultural shift on campuses to create a more positive campus climate for people with disabilities. Definitions of campus climate are provided, with examples of barriers for students with disabilities. Policy and practice recommendations include conducting evaluations of existing disability practices, creating diverse ways for the campus community to get information about disability, and supporting campus-wide engagement with disability. Examples of campuses that have implemented research-based recommendations are provided, as well as considerations for future research. ; National Center for College Students with Disabilities ; Association on Higher Education and Disability

"From the Foundations in Global Studies series, this text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to Latin America. After a brief introduction to the study of Latin America, the early chapters of the book survey the essentials of Latin American history; important historical narratives; and the region's languages, religions, and global connections. Students are guided through the material with relevant maps, resource boxes, and text boxes that support and guide further independent exploration of the topics at hand. The second half of the book features interdisciplinary case studies, each of which focuses on a specific country or sub-region and a particular issue. Each chapter gives a flavor for the cultural distinctiveness of the particular country yet also draws attention to global linkages. Readers will come away from this book with an understanding of the larger historical, political, and cultural frameworks that shaped Latin America as we know it today, and of current issues that have relevance in Latin America and beyond"--