Addressing the challenges of providing accommodations for pharmacy students with disabilities across learning environments

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Abstract

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards 2016, schools and colleges are required to provide reasonable disability-related accommodations for eligible students enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Strategies for providing reasonable and effective accommodations in didactic classrooms have been well defined. In contrast, PharmD programs often grapple with supporting learners requiring disability-related accommodations during skills-based laboratory and experiential learning performance assessments. A process that supports individualized accommodation planning, spans the breadth of the curriculum, aligns with course-level goals and learning objectives, and supports achievement of the 2013 Center for the Advance-ment of Pharmacy Education Educational Outcomes at the PharmD program level is essential to a student’s successful academic progression. This commentary discusses challenges that arise when developing accommodation plans in patient-care skills laboratories and offers methods for bridging skills-based accommodation needs to experiential settings, while managing accommodations in an ever-evolving practice landscape.

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Volino, L. R., Allen, S. M., & Gallimore, C. E. (2021, August 1). Addressing the challenges of providing accommodations for pharmacy students with disabilities across learning environments. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8455

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