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Putting all of the puzzle pieces together to provide access. Ahead July 13, 2019. Who are we?. Scott lissner , the ohio state university Ada & 504 compliance officer Enjie hall, university of toledo
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Putting all of the puzzle pieces together to provide access Ahead July 13, 2019
Who are we? • Scott lissner, the ohio state university • Ada & 504 compliance officer • Enjie hall, university of toledo • Director of campus accessibility and student disability services, ADA and section 504 compliance officer • Kera Manley, Otterbein university • Assistant director, disability services/academic support center
format • Discuss various scenarios that may cause uncertainty • share our experiences in how we worked through situations • collaboration • ensuring interactive process • investigating opportunities and limitations • time for questions after each scenario • About 5 minutes per scenario
scenarios • Residence life/housing • Residency requirement exemptions • Emotional support animals • Attendance flexibility • Remote participation • Lab/experiential work • Professional judgment • Additional documentation • Technology • Inaccessible software for assignments • Academic vs. ds decision-makers: where do we draw the line • Incompletes vs. withdrawals • Course substitutions
Residence life/housing • Residency requirement exemptions • 3-year residency requirement • student requests to live off of campus • mental well-being • decrease stressors that would otherwise negatively impact academic performance • depression and anxiety • documentation supports request • evaluation process • Emotional support animals • Student requests 2 reptiles in res halls • mental well-being • decrease stressors that would otherwise negatively impact academic performance • depression and anxiety • Documentation pending • Evaluation process
Attendance flexibility • Attendance considerations • syllabus states 3-day absence policy • Student has missed 6 days due to disability • Remote participation requested • Week 10 in semester • Evaluation process • Lab/experiential work • syllabus states 1-day absence policy (opportunity to make-up) • Student/ds are proactively planning (no absences to date) • Student anticipates missing classes due to disability and medical appointments • Evaluation process
Professional judgment • Eligibility for services • Application phase • student disclosure • low-vision disability • cane-user • No documentation submitted • Assessing need for third-party documentation
technology • Inaccessible software for assignments required • Week 2 in semester • Student unable to complete assignments • Student is keyboard-dependent • Software requires use of mouse • Evaluation process
Academic vs. ds decision-makers • Incompletes vs. withdrawals • Discussion with faculty, advisor, & success coach • Course substitutions • Discussion with department & advisor