Post-Secondary Education and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA)
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Education and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA)
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Post-Secondary Education and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA). Disability Services Staff Berks Hall, room 209 . Why should you care about the ADAA law?. ADAA Four-Prongs of Legal Requirements. First Prong: Otherwise Qualified. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Post-Secondary Education and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA)
Disability Services StaffBerks Hall, room 209
Why should you care about the ADAA law?
ADAA Four-Prongs of Legal Requirements
First Prong: Otherwise Qualified
Second Prong: Able to Meet Essential Requirements of the Program
Third Prong: Does the student have a disability?
Fourth Prong: Does the disability impact a major life activity?
Guidelines for Documentation of a Disability
Consider this Scenario…
Disability Services staff verifies a student’s disability and puts accommodations into place. But every student is
unique and every course is taught differently.
