For More Information
Contact:
Campus Partners
For
Students with
Disabilities
Office of Equity & Diversity
USU 301
(562) 985 8256
Disabled Student Services
Brotman Hall 270
(562) 985 5401
DSS High Tech Center
Conversion of instructional materials
LA5-173
(562) 985-8741
http://csulb.edu/divisions/students/ds
s/programs/high_tech_center/
Roles & Responsibilities
Of Educators
Counseling & Psychological Services
Brotman Hall 226
(562) 985 4001
Veterans Affairs Services
Foundation Bldg. 265
(562) 985 5115
Information Technology Services
Training to create accessible
instructional materials
http://daftest.csulb.edu/its/training/ati
/index.html
CSU, Long Beach
Office of Equity & Diversity
September 2010
BackgroundSchools, colleges, universities, and
other educational institutions have a
responsibility to ensure equal
educational opportunities for all
students, including students with
disabilities. This responsibility is
based on Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II
of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, which are enforced by the
U.S. Department of Education, Office
for Civil Rights.
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locations, equipment and technology
accessibility, etc.
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Creating and maintaining an
academic environment that respects
all students and applauds students’
efforts and aspirations.
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Research the architectural and/or
physical accessibility of instructional
activities and instructionally-related
sites – entrances, paths of travel,
labs, work stations, equipment.
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Use campus resources for advice
and assistance such as Disabled
Student Services, Equity & Diversity,
CAPS, or Veterans Affairs Services.
These individuals have expertise and
experience that can be helpful in
making the educational experience
of students with disabilities a positive
one for them and you.
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Be flexible in ways that nurture
academic growth and development,
as well as in methods and
measurements of learning.
 Informing students of their right to
request accommodation due to
disability and referring them to
Disabled Student Services to discuss
their needs and arrangements.
RoleAs part of your fundamental role as an
educator, you are responsible for:
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Recognizing that disability and
accommodations should be
discussed in a confidential and
private setting – not the
classroom and that every effort
should be made to restrict general
knowledge as much as possible.
Responding timely to requests for
accommodation by working with
Disabled Student Services in a spirit
which is facilitative and
supportive to the student.
Seeking advice and information on
types of reasonable accommodation
e.g., notetaking, tape-recording, test
proctoring, accessible or alternative
format for texts and instructional
materials, physical access for off-site
Positive Steps
Order textbooks & instructional
materials timely so they can be
converted to accessible format.
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Learn how instructional materials
such as study guides, projector
overheads, articles, notes, tests,
could be prepared in accessible or
alternate format – large print,
computer disk, text on tape.
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Include a statement in course syllabi
regarding accommodation such as,
“If you have a need for
accommodation due to
disability, please notify me as
early as possible, but no later
than two weeks from the date
the course begins.”
 Be aware that learning disabilities
impact HOW individuals learn, and
not how well they learn.
 View accommodation as
an equalizer NOT as an
advantage.