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DISABILITIESAND
ACCOMODATIONS
Disabilities & Accommodations
Section 504 & ADA
Civil Rights Statutes do not: Mandate affirmative action
Create special programs Promise accommodations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Eligibility Determination Documentation from appropriate
professional Counselor’s professional judgment Functional limitation rather than
diagnosis Case-by-case decision making
Disabilities & Accommodations
“It is not possible to include a list of all the specific conditions, contagious and noncontagious diseases or infections that would constitute physical or mental impairments because of the difficulty of ensuring the comprehensiveness of such a list, particularly in light of the fact that other conditions or disorders may be identified in the future.” (ADA regulations)
Disabilities & Accommodations Examples of disabilities
Blindness/visual impairments Deafness/hearing impairments Learning disabilities Orthopedic conditions Epilepsy Cerebral Palsy Mental Retardation Emotional Illnesses Temporary Impairments Femoral Hypoplasia with Unusual
Facies Syndrome
Disabilities & Accommodations
Accommodations Modification to policy or procedure Change in physical environment Provision of auxiliary aid or service
Disabilities & Accommodations
Law mandates: Primary consideration Student involvement
Disabilities & Accommodations
Reasonable accommodation: Does not change essential requirement of
the course. Does not substantially alter the way
services are provided. Does not cause undue financial or
administrative burden. Does not pose direct threat to health and
safety of others.
Disabilities & Accommodations
Choosing an accommodation
Flexibility in selection Equally effective Rational relationship
Disabilities & Accommodations
Low tech……reversed polarity on computer monitor
Cheap……….preferential seating High tech……Jaws software Expensive…...ASL services; building
renovations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Examples of accommodations: ASL interpreters; CART Readers; scribes; notetakers Audiobooks; e-text; Braille Extended time on tests; testing in a quiet area CCTV
Jaws; Dragon Naturally Speaking; WYNN Assistive Listening Device
Adjustable tables and chairs Copies of instructor notes and overheads
Exception to the attendance policy
Disabilities & Accommodations
Examples of disability and possible accommodation: Strike keys by mistake due to tremors ---- keyguard for
computer Inability to use hands for input ---- alternate input
devices, such as voice recognition program, scanner, headpointer
Limited or poor speech ---- spell check, word prediction
Impaired reading ability ---- reader, extended time, books in alternate format, software
Impaired ability in written expression ---- computers, voice recognition software, scribe, oral responses
Disabilities & Accommodations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Disabilities & Accommodations
Resources for accommodations: Disability Services Resource Guide (NCCC System
Office) Job Accommodation Network College & university disability services websites
(University of Montana, University of Washington) Disability websites (LD, autism, deaf) NCDDS and DSSHE listserves NC-Vital Federal & state agencies (OCR, VR, DSB) AHEAD
Disabilities & Accommodations
It is not the diagnosis that is important but rather how the unique circumstances and functional limitations affect equal access.
Disabilities & Accommodations
Presented by
CAROLINE SMITH
Wayne Community College