title: Nursing faculty knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
abstract: A survey was conducted to assess nursing faculty (n=231) knowledge of the Americans With Disabilities Act requirements. Only 21% (n=46) of the participants received a passing score of 78%. While 76% (n=161) knew that students must provide documentation of a disability to receive accommodation, 49% (n=104) did not recognize that an individual faculty member may be held personally liable if he/she fails to provide accommodation. Participants' knowledge of the Act was low and could create barriers to student success.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Division of Health Sciences, Neumann University, Aston, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010414:Pennsylvania; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States