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7/29/2019 Working Together 2

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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


3/19

Presentation

Outline

Legal Responsibilities

Strategies

Campus Resources

Handouts available on information table


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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


9/19

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.

Handout available on information table


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POINTS TO REMEMBER

WHEN YOU MEET APERSON WITH A

DISABILITY

Handout available on information table

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