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Disability Resource Center Overview

Disability Resource Center Overview. Undergraduate Advising Council (UAC) January 25, 2010 Jim Gorske, M.Ed. Director, DRC. Disability Resource Center. Director, Disability Resource Center (DRC) Two DRC Learning Specialists Two UAA Learning Specialists

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Disability Resource Center Overview

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  1. Disability Resource Center Overview Undergraduate Advising Council (UAC) January 25, 2010 Jim Gorske, M.Ed. Director, DRC

  2. Disability Resource Center • Director, Disability Resource Center (DRC) • Two DRC Learning Specialists • Two UAA Learning Specialists • Two Program Coordinators (one current vacancy) • One Senior Secretary • Various student assistant staff (e.g. Testing Center, Educational Assistants)

  3. Student Population Overview • 1500 students with disabilities registered with the DRC during FY2008-09 • Categories of disability, by primary disability: 31% Students with AD/HD 30% Learning Disabilities 17% Psychiatric Impairments 10% Medical/Chronic Health Conditions 6% Physical/Mobility Impairments 6% Other: Hearing, Vision, TBI, Aspergers

  4. Classroom accommodations • Note-Taking Services • Accommodated Testing (e.g. access to extended time, low distraction location, use of assistive technology, access to a reader and/or a scribe) • Access to course materials in an alternative format • Services for students with Hearing Impairments • Educational/Lab Assistants

  5. Additional accommodations • Reduced Course Load • Priority Registration • Foreign Language Course Substitution • Math Course Substitution

  6. The Accommodation Process • A student self-identifies to the DRC and provides documentation of disability • The DRC reviews a student’s documentation • The DRC conducts a collaborative interview with the student regarding accommodations • The DRC prepares accommodation letters for the student to provide to his/her instructor(s)

  7. Documentation requirements • Statement of diagnosis • Summary of information gathered from clinical interview, rating scales, and/or test instruments • Description of symptoms • Description of current severity • Medications or other treatments • Description of accommodations • Signed by license professional Documentation Guidelines can be found at http://dso.ufl.edu/drc/getstarted.php

  8. Faculty Responsibilities • Inform students of procedures for accessing accommodations (e.g. syllabus statement) • Provide and arrange for accommodations specified in the accommodation letter • Consult with the student to ensure there is a clear understanding of requested accommodations • Ensure all disability-related information regarding a student is kept confidential • Ensure instructional materials (e.g. syllabus, handouts) are available in alternative format, if required

  9. Advising considerations • Physical distance between classes • Length of time between classes • Time of day of classes • Mix of classes (difficulty balance) • Format of classes (instructional technique)

  10. Interacting with students with disabilities • Impediments to effectiveness of interactions: (Mellblom and Hart, page 33, AWSD) • Misinformation or lack of information • Student do not self-identify and disability is not immediately apparent • Students who identify and meet/have met with opposition in obtaining support

  11. Interacting (continued) • Frost (1991) (page 10, ASWD): • Understand students’ abilities and the barriers they face • Display a positive attitude about the integration of students into the college community • Encourage full participation in college • Recommend support services when needed • Act as an advocate for special campus resources

  12. Other DRC supports • Learning Strategies – self-advocacy, time management, test-taking, etc. • Exploring Support Groups – ADHD, Anxiety and Depression, and Bi-Polar • Exploring mini-orientation – DRC procedures, self-advocacy skills, etc. • Assistance with accommodation requests for GRE, MCAT, LSAT, etc. • Squitieri Scholarship Grant – psycho-educational evaluations and equipment • Johnson Scholarship and Richard Scholarship

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