Welcome!!

1. Welcome!! Session Two ACE Training

2. Disability Awareness • The Struggle • Our generation • Brown vs. Board of Education • Section 504 • ADA

3. Overview Dr. Rapp Section 504 and ADA Responsibilities

4. Students Rights and Responsibilities

5. Current Data Shows 9% of Students Indicate a Disability Source: American Council on Education

7. Open Impaired vision – low to completely blind Impaired Hearing – hard of hearing to totally deaf Dual sensory – both blind and deaf Mobility impairment – use a wheel chair Hidden LD & ADHD – learning disabilities and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders Psychological disabilities- mental illness Medical disabilities – chronic pain disorder Trauma – severe brain injury What to be aware ofDisabilities come in many forms

8. More students with disabilities are enrolling in four-year institutions than in 1991. The fastest growing category is learning disability (15% in 1991 to 42% in 1998) Source American Council on Education, (CIRP Survey) 196,000 of the 428,000 students with disabilities enrolled at two-year and four-year postsecondary education institutions reported having learning disabilities Source: National Center for Education Statistics LD Data

9. Its kind of like a baseball player who has the “ability” to hit home runs, but is given a broken bat to use. He doesn’t have the opportunity to prove he can do it.

10. We Must be aware of The Hidden Disability Also LD & ADHD- Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Psychological Disabilities- Mental Illness Medical Disabilities- Chronic Pain Disorders Trauma- Sever Brain Injury

11. Language of Disabled Our words and actions speak of our awareness

12. Terminology Disabled – People who, by birth, illness, or accident do not have use of one or more of life’s functions Functional limitation – impairment of vision, hearing, speaking, mobility, or information processing regardless of cause.

13. Are all disabled handicapped? NO! There is a distinction between the two.

14. Association Act Normal A disabled person just wants to be one of the group.

15. Conclusion

16. Accommodations (To make suitable adaptation or adjustment)

17. Accommodations Scope- Academic accommodations are any adjustments that provide equal academic opportunity for a student with a disability. However, they will only be provided to students who meet the eligibility standards set forth in the University ADA Policy and Procedure manual.

18. Qualifying for Services • Contact Disability Services • Meet the eligibility requirements • Determine accommodations • Implement the plan • Revise the plan as needed

19. Intake Interview

20. Accommodation Form

21. Specific Accommodations Testing Procedures

22. Test Tracking Form

23. Test Schedules Back to back classes

24. Conclusion