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Working Together:
Faculty, Staff
And StudentsWith Disabilities
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Increase in Number
of Students with
Disabilities
Factors:Survival Rate
TechnologyK-12 Special Education
Awareness
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Presentation
Outline
Legal Responsibilities
Strategies
Campus Resources
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Section 504 of the 1973
Rehabilitation Act
&
1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
No otherwise qualified individual with a
disability shall, solely by reason of his/ her
disability, be excluded from theparticipation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity of a public entity.
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Otherwise Qualified :
meets the academic and technical standards
requisite to admission or participation
With or without
Reasonable modifications to rules, policies
or practices;Removal of architectural, communication or
transportation barriers; or
Provision of auxiliary aids and services
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Person with a
disability:any person who
has a physical or mental impairment which
substantially limits one or more major life
activities including walking, seeing, hearing,speaking, breathing, learning, and working;
has a record of such an impairment; or
is regarded as having such an impairment.
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Examples of Disabilities
Spinal CordInjuries
Loss of limbs Multiple Sclerosis
MuscularDystrophy
Cerebral Palsy
HearingImpairments
Visual Impairments
SpeechImpairments
Specific LearningDisabilities
Head Injuries
Psychiatric
Disorders Diabetes
Cancer
AIDS
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Low vision
Blindness
Hearing Impairments
Specific Learning Disabilities
Mobility Impairments
Health Impairments
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Low Vision
Large print handouts, signs, equipment
labels
TV monitor connected to microscope toenlarge images
Class assignments in electronic format
Computer with enlarged screen images
Seating where the lighting is best
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Blindness
Audio-tape, Braille, or electronic lecturenotes, handouts, texts
Describe visual aids
Raised-line drawings and tactile modelsof graphic materials
Adaptive lab equipment (e.g., tactiletimers, talking thermometers, calculators,light probes)
Computers with optical characterreaders, voice output, Braille screen
displays, printers
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Hearing Impairments
Interpreters, real-time captions, FMsystems, note takers
Face student when speaking
Written assignments, lab instructions,demonstration summaries
Visual aids, visual warning systems for
lab emergencies Repeat questions and statements from
other students
Electronic mail
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Specific Learning Disabilities
Note takers and/or audio-taped class
sessions
Extra exam time; alternative testing
arrangements
Visual, aural, and tactile demonstrations
incorporated into instruction
Course and lecture outlines
Computers with voice output, spelling
checkers, grammar checkers
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Mobility Impairments Group assignments, note takers/scribes, lab
assistants
Extra exam time, alternative testing
arrangements
Classrooms, labs, field trips in accessible
locations
Adjustable tables, lab equipment located within
reach
Class materials in electronic formats
Computers with special input devices (e.g.,
voice, Morse code, alternative keyboards)
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Health Impairments
Note takers, audio-taped class
sessions
Flexible attendance requirements
Extra exam time, alternative testing
arrangements
Assignments in electronic formats
Electronic mail
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General Suggestions
Syllabus statement
Talk with student
Select materials early
Materials in electronic formats
Alternative testing arrangements
Use campus services
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Recommended Techniques for
Addressing a Variety of Needs: Visual, aural, and tactile demonstrations
incorporated into instruction
Course and lecture outlines
Alternative testing arrangements
Addressing behavioral concerns in a
non-judgmental way
Repeat questions and statements from other students Group assignments and labs
Flexible attendance requirements
Stay consistent with your guidelines
S d D l C
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Student Development Center
Services for Students with Disabilities
Pre-admission Counseling Student Learning Profile
Reasonable Accommodations
Campus and Classroom Accessibility Information
Liaison with College Services
Self-Advocacy Training
Process Tutoring/Learning Strategies
Content Tutoring Learning Strategies Series
Academic/Career/Transfer Advisement
Adaptive Devices/Technology Services
Referral to Campus, Community & State Services
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The Language of Disabilities
Positive language empowers. When
writing or speaking about people
with disabilities it is important to put
the person first.
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POINTS TO REMEMBER
WHEN YOU MEET APERSON WITH A
DISABILITY
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