title: Seven rules to live by: accommodations in social work education and the field.
abstract: Students with disabilities are a growing population in higher education (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009 ). Providing accommodations for students with disabilities can raise ethical and social justice questions and pose challenges for social work faculty, administrators, and field instructors. Social work educators must balance the legal mandates for nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodation against ethical obligations around protection of clients and preparation for practice. This article presents case examples in the context of legal analysis to help social work educators make difficult decisions about student academic performance.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Work , University of Memphis , Memphis , Tennessee , USA.
authors.forename: Susan Louise
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Neely-Barnes
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Craig P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D011786:Quality Control; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: ADA; accommodations; disability policy; law; social work and disability; social work education; social work profession and disability; students with disabilities