Providing Equal Access in the Classroom- Information for Faculty
Faculty Awareness Trainings
DSS staff are available to come to individual departments to present to faculty on a variety of topics related to students with disabilities. Presentations can be customized to address particular issues or we can cover the more common topics. Please contact DSS to schedule a time for us to attend your next departmental meeting!
Accommodations:
- Accommodation descriptions
- Classroom accommodations
- Testing accommodations
- Print accommodations
- Services
- Accommodation letter procedue- what to expect
- Questions
Alternative Formats:
- Electronic text production
- Making your documents and files accessible
- Word Documents
- How to create headings
- How to create alternative text in image description
- How to create lists
- How to format tables
- How to create hyperlinks
- How to save in HTML
- Word document check list
- Power Point Presentations
- PDF Files
- Video Files
- Word Documents
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- How to prepare for having a Deaf or hard of hearing student in class
- Assistive Listening Devices (ALD's or FM Systems)
- Working with a Sign Language Interpreter
- Working with a Transcriber
Notetaking
Recorded Lectures
Tests
General Information
- Determining the essential functions of a curriculum
- Fundamental Alteration
- Letters of Recommendation
- Over Accommodation- Personal, Institutional and Student Jeopardy
- Seizure disorder information
- Student responsibilities
- Syllabus statement
- Talking with students whom you suspect have a learning disability
- Ten Tips for Online Teachers
- Apps that Can Help You Succeed
Disability Information
- ADD and ADHD
- Blind and low vision
- Chronic health conditions
- Deaf and hard of hearing
- Learning disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Psychological disabilities
Universal Design
- Universal Design is an approach to college instruction that anticipates diversity of learners and provides a framework for college faculty to incorporate inclusive strategies in their teaching. Listed below are several Internet resources to provide more information.
- Equity and Excellence in Higher Education Universal Course Design http://www.eeonline.org
- Universal Design Education Online: http://www.udeducation.org/
- FacultyWare: http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/
- CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology): http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
- DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology): http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/udesign.html
Resources and Information
- Specific subject information
- Chemistry and Physics
- Foreign language
- History, Literature and related subjects
- Law
- Music
- Nursing
- Internet resources specifically for faculty
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DO-IT Faculty Room: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/
The Faculty Room is a space for faculty and administrators at postsecondary institutions to learn about how to create classroom environments and academic activities that maximize the learning of all students, including those with disabilities. Recommended Handouts:
- Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities
- Working Together: Teaching Assistants and students with Disabilities
- Effective Communication: Faculty and Students with Disabilities
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FAME: http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/index.htm
Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education. Improving the Quality of Education for Students with Disabilities: A Multi-State Collaborative Network of Colleges and Universities The Fast Facts for Faculty are information briefs designed to help college and university instructors improve the climate and quality of education for students with disabilities. Recommended Handouts:
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Project PACE: http://www.ualr.edu/pace/about_pace/index.htm
Project PACE is a program of Disability Support Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). The primary objective of this project is to improve the quality of education for students with disabilities through the development and provision of resources, technical assistance and professional development opportunities to faculty, staff and administrators in postsecondary settings.
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