Description
ABSTRACTMost colleges1
do not advertise all accommodations that are available to students
nor do all institutions offer the same accommodations. This can be seen in instances
where some universities allow students to listen to music during testing. Music has been
shown to benefit students with various disabilities and help with focus and stress
reduction, but this accommodation is not readily accessible to students. Music and
accommodations, in general, are still viewed as predominantly “privileges” or
“advantages” rather than rights promoting equity, diversity, inclusion for all students, and
improved testing environments. Obtaining accommodations is based on the dominant
medical model which emphasizes impairments rather than accessibility during the
registration process. This research examines disability office websites for 50 land grant
colleges across the United States to determine if listening to music is listed as a testing
accommodation and the accessibility of that information. Of the 50 colleges, five
universities had “listening to music during exams or tests” on their websites, and three of
the five had the information in the faculty or student handbook, not easily accessible.
Only two universities, Virginia Tech, and Washington State University, had information
about music listening on their disability website. Future research should address the
problem of “accommodations” versus “accessibility” as a right including the
inconsistency of finding accommodation information such as listening to music during
testing.
1 The terms college(s) and university(ies) will be used interchangeably throughout
Details
Title
- Music Listening as an Academic Accommodation for College Students with Disabilities
Contributors
- Garcia, Isaac Chance (Author)
- Oliverio Lauderdale, Annamaria (Thesis advisor)
- Hlava, Terri (Committee member)
- Arzubiaga, Angela (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2024
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Note
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Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2024
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Field of study: Justice Studies