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Accessibility
Policy
(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 the responsible faculty member or program administrator.
Faculty members and administrators are responsible for responding to requests
for accommodation. 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
A social work faculty member or administrator who receives a request for
an accommodation will explore, with the student making the request, options
that will enable the student to meet the requirements of the social work
program successfully. When accommodations cannot be provided with existing
School resources, the Director of the School will seek the resources necessary
for the accommodation through the University Office of Equal Opportunity.
Students with disabilities are also encouraged to contact Ann Smith, Counselor and Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, Onward Building (581-2319). Additional information about University procedures for accommodating individuals with disabilities is available through the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall (581-1226).