The 无障碍资源中心 (ARC) collaborates and serves as a resource for you and students with disabilities in your class. ARC是大学指定的办公室，负责决定, 沟通, and coordinates disability-related accommodation requests in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Federal law prohibits discrimination against college students with disabilities and mandates that academic adjustments or accommodations provide equitable opportunity for students with disabilities. The ARC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure that students have equitable access to their education; partnering with students and instructors to make sure this process is as transparent, 响应, 尽可能地给予支持.
Students with a disability who are unaware of the process may approach faculty about accommodations or academic adjustments. 如果学生提到残疾(身体残疾), medical or mental condition) please treat the information they share as confidential and direct them to the 无障碍资源中心. Do not make disability-related accommodations for students without involving the disability professionals of the ARC.
Students who register with the ARC engage in an intake process with one of the ARC directors who evaluates the student's claim as a qualified student with a disability and engages in an interactive process to determine individual barriers and reasonable modifications or accommodations. 一旦确定住宿条件, the student can select which accommodations they wish to use for each course via our AIM system. Faculty will receive a notification of accommodations e-mail. Students can register with the ARC and activate their accommodations at any time during the semester. Accommodations are not retroactive and should typically be provided within 1-2 business days of faculty notification.
Many disabilities are not visible nonetheless they create barriers for our students to access their education. The ARC is responsible for reviewing a student's documentation of their disability to ensure that they are a qualified student with disabilities the ADA. The ARC keeps disability-related information confidential and cannot disclose confidential information about a student's diagnosis. Instructors should never ask a student about the specifics of the disability and its limitations.
An accommodation is a modification that removes or reduces a barrier caused by a disability or disabling health condition. Reasonable accommodations are required by the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for qualified students with disabilities. Accommodations are a means to provide equitable access, but do not guarantee success. The most common accommodations granted on our campus are extended time to complete tests and permission to audio-record lectures.
住宿是在个性化过程中确定的, interactive process between the student and the ARC that includes a review of the documentation and discussions with the student about the functional limitations of their disability. 对于更复杂的情况, faculty and other resources may be included in some aspects of the interactive process. This process is legally mandated and helps us identify the student's needs and engage in solutions for accessibility.
教师收到住宿通知电子邮件. Faculty also have access to our electronic system called AIM and can view a list of students with accommodations enrolled in their classes and specific accommodations for each student. We also encourage students to have a conversation with you about how accommodations are to be managed in your course, 但他们并没有被要求这样做.
A student may start the accommodation process at any point in the semester. If a student experiences a new or exacerbated barrier that requires a new accommodation, then they may return to the ARC to continue the interactive process for a modification.
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