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Accessibility
(Policy approved by social work faculty May 12, 1993)

The School of Social Work is committed to providing access to the School for people with disabilities. A person with a disability is anyone who has, or is treated as having, a physical or mental impairment that substantially affects a major life activity such as seeing, walking or working. A qualified person with a disability is someone whose experience, education, and training enable the person to meet essential course or program requirements with or without a reasonable accommodation. An accommodation is any change in the work or learning environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables a person with a disability to have equal opportunities.

People with disabilities have a right to request accommodations, and are encouraged to talk directly with Ann Smith, Counselor and Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, Onward Building (581-2319). Some common types of accommodations which may be needed include:

• a note taker or qualified interpreter in class for a student with a hearing impairment; and

• additional time for completing an exam needed by a student with a learning disability.

Additional information about University procedures for accommodating individuals with disabilities is available through the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall (581-2319).