Vice Chair Special Topic Meeting: OSD

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Introductions

 Vice Chair Introductions  Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) University Center (UC) 202; [email protected]

; 858.534.4382 (V); 858.534.9709 (TTY); http://osd.ucsd.edu

Role of the OSD

 Academic Role: Responsibility to uphold the standards of the curriculum, technical competencies, & institutional integrity  Service Role: Responsibility to treat others with dignity, while maintaining other roles simultaneously  Legal Role: Responsibility to ensure students with documented disabilities have equal access to UC San Diego’s programs and activities in a consistent and timely manner

… A Snapshot from the Perspective of a Disability Specialist

 Types of Disabilities  Referral of Students to OSD  Student Flow: Process, Paperwork, Result  AFA: Eligibility

Role of the OSD

Equal Access through Reasonable Accommodations

   Federal Statutes UC Policy UCSD Policy

Retention of Quality Students

  It takes additional time to self-manage a disability A disability presents a need to get to the same result using different or additional steps/actions along the way … Stephen Hawking – Theoretical Physicist

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Exam Accommodations

 Students eligible for access to specialized software/hardware  All other exam accommodations – OSD Academic Liaisons

Classroom Accommodations

 A collaborative approach for eligible accommodations, working with faculty, Teaching Assistants, and the students with disabilities. For example:         Note-taking (ASL Notes or Peer Notes) Alternative formats Reading assignments in advance Completing in-class assignments after class Use of special furniture Tape record lectures Sign language interpreters Captioned video or other electronic information

Lab Accommodations

Assistance with experiments Additional time to complete a lab Specialized furniture

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Alternative Formats (anything other than standard print) Note-Taking (peer note-taking system)

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Adaptive Technologies (software & hardware designed for people with disabilities)

    Screen readers Voice activation Magnification Word prediction

ADA Transport (provides eligibility for on-campus, between classes)

 OSD provides eligibility for students for on-campus travel

Program Modifications

      Reduction in required course load – but treated as a full-time student  Extensions to complete programs    Housing Scholarships Athletics Leave of absence Priority Registration Course Substitution Medical Withdrawal

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Campus Living

        Housing & Dining Websites E-mail & other electronic information Library access Participation in organizations Physical navigation to event/meeting Parking/transportation ADA Transport Services

Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) Letters

Phase One – New Format

    Addressed to individual professors (lead professor when a TA is instructing) MUCH more specific Students have copies to share with Professor and OSD Academic Liaisons One sheet of paper (duplex)

Phase Two – Interest Groups

 Classroom Accommodations Interest Group  Exam Accommodations Interest Group  Lab Accommodations Interest Group

Interest Groups

Interest Groups

 Meetings Fall, 2009, and quarterly after that

Phase 2 of AFA

 Implementation of viable recommendations from Interest Groups  Scheduled for Summer, 2010

Q & A

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