Access for Students with Disabilities:
Policies, Procedures, and Resources
A Desk Reference Guide For Faculty and Staff
This resource guide was developed by Project PAACS
(Postsecondary Accommodations for Academic and Career Success),
a three-year demonstration project funded by the U.S. Department
of Education,
Office of Special Educaton and Rehabilitative Services.
(PR Award No. H078C50060)
Developed by:
Anne R. Thompson, Ph.D., C.R.C., Director
Leslie Bethea, M.S., C.R.C., Coordinator
Project PAACS
Department of Counselor Education And Educational Psychology
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 9727
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5740
601.325.7917 or 601.325.7919 (voice)
1.800.582.2233 (TDD relay system)
601.325.3263 (fax)
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Selected Resources Consulted in the Preparation of this Guide
A Faculty Handbook-Corning Community College
Accommodating Disabled Students: A Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff,
Mississippi State University
Access to Education: A Guide to Accomodating Students with Disabilities,
University of New Mexico
Alert Newsletter, Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Brickerhoff, L.C., Shaw, S.F., & McGuire, J.M. (1992). Promoting
access, accommodations, and independence for
college students with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning
Disabilities, 25(7), 417-429.
Career Conncetions Project, University of Minnesota
College Students With Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Faculty and
Staff, Calhoun Community College
Disability Accommodition Handbook, Metropolitian Community Colleges
Disability Handbook: Department of Rehabilitation Education & Research,
University of Arkansas
HEATH Resource Center, American Council on Education
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
(NICHY)
Reasonable Accommodations For Individuals With Disabilities, Hudson
Valley Community College
Section 504: The Law & Its Impact on Postsecondary Education, American
Council on Education
Students with Disabilities: A Faculty Guide, Duluth Community College
The Impact of Section 504 on Postsecondary Education: Subpart E, AHEAD
University of New Orleans Disabled Students Services Faculty Manual |
Revised and Adapted for NCSU by Joy E. Weeber
This resource guide is designed to assist faculty and staff in providing
reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. The mandate to
provide reasonable accommodations comes from federal law and from the mission
of the institution to provide an educational opportunity to all its students.
Faculty and staff need to know...
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What the laws require.
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Recent legal decisions that further define the requirements of the law.
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Who is responsible for what.
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What are reasonable accommodations for different types of disabilities.
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Tips that facilitate student learning.
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Tips for disability awareness.
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The resources available at NC State.
NCSU Non-Discrimination Policy
North Carolina State University is dedicated to equality of opportunity
within its community. Accordingly, North Carolina State University does
not practice or condone discrimination in any form against students, employees,
or applicants on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, age, veteran status and disability. North Carolina State University
commits itself to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless
of those characteristics.
North Carolina State University supports the protection available
to members of its community under all applicable federal laws including
Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972, Sections 799A and 8 45 of the Public Health Service
Act, the Equal Pay and Age Discrimination Acts, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment
Assistance Act of 1974, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, and Executive Order 11246, the Americans with Disabilities Ac
t of 1990, and the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
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The university is not required to lower its standards.
Section 504 does require the university to provide reasonable accommodations
that
afford an equal opportunity for students with disabilities. Achieving
reasonable
accommodations for a student with a disability involves shared
responsibility between students, faculty, and staff.
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Table of Contents
The
Law
Responsibilities
NCSU
Campus Resources
Types
of Disabilities/Reasonable Accommodations
Orthopedic/Mobility
Disabilities
Blindness
and Low Vision
Learning
Disabilities
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive
Disorder
Traumatic
Brain Injury
Deafness
and Hard of Hearing
Speech
and Language Disabilities
Psychiatric
Disabilities
Other
Disabilities
Tips
that Facilitate Student Learning
Tips
for Disability Awareness
Accessibility
Checklist
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This Guide is designed to serve as a quick reference
for information, accommodations, and legal requirements
in providing equal access for students with disabilities.
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Last Updated Feb. 22, 1997
Sheri Plenert
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