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Disability Resources St. Petersburg College Faculty Training

Disability Resources St. Petersburg College Faculty Training. Objectives. Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended and its impact on the college Explain why we provide accommodations Explain how faculty should respond to a request for accommodations.

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Disability Resources St. Petersburg College Faculty Training

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  1. Disability ResourcesSt. Petersburg College Faculty Training

  2. Objectives • Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended and its impact on the college • Explain why we provide accommodations • Explain how faculty should respond to a request for accommodations

  3. Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended in 2009 • Full implementation March 2011 • States that the definition of disability shall be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals, to the maximum extent permitted by the ADA • Expands the definition of “major life activity” to include additional activities. Also changes the law to allow that limitation of only one major life activity can be considered a disability

  4. Definition of Disability • Any person who • Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activity • Has a record of such an impairment, or • Is regarded as having such an impairment

  5. What Does This Mean for Us? • It is easier for a student to qualify as an individual with a disability • Documentation requirements have changed – a comprehensive interview with the student may be enough to document disability – previously needed specific documentation from a third party professional

  6. What Does This Mean for Us? • The Office of Civil Rights and Department of Justice will be looking more closely at us for compliance • It will be easier for a student to file a grievance and to win his/her case than in previous years

  7. Students Enrolled and Documented • Autism 20 • Deaf/Hard of Hearing 45 • Mental/Psychological 316 • Physical 106 • Specific Learning Disorder 606 • Speech/Language 13 • Traumatic Brain Injury 12 • Visual 56 • Other 108 2012-2013 1,282

  8. Current Trends • With more emphasis on technology, e.g. online application and registration, use of websites, etc. an increasing number of students require special assistance • The college is focusing efforts on accessibility for all students in the design and development of technology uses

  9. Technology Accessibility – Why? • In the past few years there have been several lawsuits brought to the Department of Justice regarding inaccessible technology, especially by the National Federation of the Blind • Florida State University was fined $ 150,000 for inaccessible math courses and Penn State University was given a year to make all their processes accessible

  10. ACCOMMODATIONS • Campus DR Specialist will assign accommodations based on student’s disability • Student will present accommodation sheet to Instructor at the beginning of the semester • Instructor may discuss how to provide accommodations with student but may not ask the student the nature of his or her disability

  11. Disability Resource specialists • Clearwater: Jeff Zeigler 791-2710 • Downtown/Midtown/Epi: • TJ Williams 341-7913 • HEC: Stefanie Silvers 341-3721 • Seminole: Aimee Stubbs 394-6289 • St. Petersburg/Gibbs/AllState: Ray Hollowell • 341-4316 • Tarpon Springs: Barbara Thompson 712-5789 • College-wide Director: Peg Connell 341-3398 • Online Accessibility Technician: Mary Deschamps, 341-3371

  12. Where Can I Find More Information • Disability Resources Department website: http://www.spcollege.edu/central/ossd/index.htm • Disability Awareness Project website – variety of video workshops and other resources: www.spcollege.edu/disabilityawareness

  13. Special recommendations • Print and keep for reference: Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Faculty Guide. Found on Disability Awareness website

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