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Digital Inclusion For People With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Review Of The Current Legal Models And Doctrinal Concepts, James Hutson, Piper Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

Objective: Today, a significant part of professional tasks are performed in the digital environment, on digital platforms, in virtual and other meetings. This necessitates a critical reflection of traditional views on the problem of accessible environment and digital accessibility, taking into account the basic universal needs of persons with disabilities.

Methods: A gap between the traditional legal perspective on special working conditions for persons with disabilities and the urgent need of a digital workplace (digital environment) clearly shows lacunas in the understanding of accessibility, which are identified and explored with formal-legal and doctrinal methods. The multifaceted aspects of …

Winning Trials: Turning The Courtroom Into The Classroom, Grant J. Shostak

Faculty Scholarship

While a doctoral student studying andragogy (the art and science of adult education), the author noticed what appeared to be similarities in the techniques used by trial lawyers and those used by teachers of adults. To better understand these similarities, the author conducted a study investigating the degree, if any, to which successful attorneys incorporate adult learning instructional approaches into the way they conduct trials. Specifically, the study aimed to uncover whether successful trial attorneys utilize strategies in the courtroom that are similar to the andragogical approaches used by teachers of adult learners. If jurors are considered adult learners (within …