MICHELLE PETERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

JANUARY 21 S T , 2010

Vice Chair Special Topic Meeting: OSD

Introductions

Vice Chair Introductions

Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)University Center (UC) 202; osd@ucsd.edu; 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

Equal Access through Reasonable Accommodations

Retention of Quality Students

Federal Statutes UC Policy UCSD Policy

Role of the OSD

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

Exam Accommodations Classroom Accommodations

Students eligible for access to specialized software/hardware

All other exam accommodations – OSD Academic Liaisons

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

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Lab Accommodations - Assistance with experiments

- Additional time to complete a lab

- Specialized furniture

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)

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

Screen readers Voice activation Magnification Word prediction

OSD provides eligibility for students for on-campus travel

Student & Dependent Accommodations

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

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

Student & Dependent Accommodations

Phase One – New Format

Phase Two – Interest Groups

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)

Classroom Accommodations Interest Group

Exam Accommodations Interest Group

Lab Accommodations Interest Group

Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) Letters

Interest Groups Phase 2 of AFA

Meetings Fall, 2009, and quarterly after that

Implementation of viable recommendations from Interest Groups

Scheduled for Summer, 2010

Interest Groups

YOUR FEEDBACK,PLEASE

Q & A