Providing Equal Access in the Classroom

• What to expect from the accommodation letter
• Accommodation Descriptions
• Determining the Essential Functions of a Curriculum
• Electronic Text Production
• Pop Quizzes, The Accommodation Dilemma
• Seizure Disorder Information
• Specific Subject Information
• Syllabus Statement
• Test Accommodation Procedures
•  When Faculty are Too Accommodating
•  Working with a Sign Language Interpreter
•  Working with a Transcriber
•  Resources
• How do I make________ accessible
  • Power Points
  • PDF's
  • Web pages
  • Videos
  • YouTube Video Clips

EVENTS:

Faculty Awareness Trainings

In the 2009-2010 academic year, the office of Disability Support Services will host a bi-monthly brown bag lunch series to provide faculty with an increased understanding of disability support at CUA.  The dates are as follows:

a.      Wednesday, September 17th from 12:15-1:15 pm in Pryzbyla 331
b.     Tuesday, November 11th  from 12:15-1:15 pm in Pryzbyla 331
c.      Thursday, January 22nd  from 12:15-1:15 pm in Pryzbyla 331
d.     Wednesday, March 11th from 12:15-1:15 pm in Pryzbyla 331
 
Some of the topics that will be covered in the presentations include:

• Responsibilities of Disability Support Services, Students and Faculty

• The accommodation process

• Working with Students with Disabilities

• Reasonable Accommodations versus Over-Accommodation

• Suggestions for making class content more accessible (i.e. videos, power points, Blackboard)