ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION CENTER
 The San José State University Accessible Education Center
(AEC) Division of Student Affairs, is a comprehensive center providing students with accommodations and services.
 The Center works closely with faculty, staff, programs and departments to deliver services and promote access for students with disabilities in the classroom and throughout the campus.

AEC SERVICES
( N O T I N C L U S I V E )
 Academic counseling
 Alternative Media Center (AMC)
 Center for Accessible Technology (CAT) – Open Lab
 Class assistant
 Consultation for faculty
 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
 Disability management
 Learning Disability (LD) assessment
 Note-takers
 Priority registration
 Readers
 Real-time Captioning
 ASL Sign language interpreters
 Test accommodations

CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY (CAT)
 Second Floor MLK Library
Room 230
Fall 2015 Hours
Monday – Friday
8AM-6PM

CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY (CAT)
 The Center for Accessible Technology (CAT) staff provides assistive technology training and alternative media to students with disabilities.
 Students referred for training learn to utilize assistive technology and subsequently mainstream to computer labs throughout the campus where the same adaptations are provided, ensuring equal access.

CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY (CAT)
 Possible alternative media formats include Braille, e -text
(electronic text), Mp3, and large print .
 Alternative format produced for curriculum requirements only and are determined by individual student need and the ability to provide the curriculum material in the desired format.
 The CAT is one of the largest adaptive computing centers in the country.
 The Center utilizes the latest adaptive hardware and software with approximately thirty accessible stations and trained staff.

DEAF & HARD OF HEARING (DHOH)
 Industrial Studies Building
Room 222
D H O
Fall 2015 Hours
Monday/Tuesday: 9AM-5PM
Wednesday: 10AM-5PM
Thursday/Friday: 8AM-4PM
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DEAF & HARD OF HEARING (DHOH)
 Facilitates communication in the classroom, advisement meetings, during campus events or anytime such an accommodation is curriculum related.
 The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Program provides professional Educational Sign Language Interpreting and
Educational Real-Time Captioning services.
 Note-taking services and an Assistive Listening Device (ALD)
Loaner Program are also available.
 Matriculated students are assisted with priority registration so service accommodations can be arranged.

TESTING CENTER
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TESTING CENTER
 Test Accommodations are provided only in courses where the functional limitation(s) indicate need .
 AEC administers exams Monday -Thursday 9AM to 8
PM and Friday 9AM to 4PM.
To obtain the Faculty & Student Test
Accommodations Regulations visit www.sjsu.edu/aec

WHAT ARE REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATIONS?

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT… reasonable if making the accommodation or allowing participation poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others reasonable if making the accommodations means making a substantial change in an essential element of the curriculum (educational viewpoint) or a substantial alteration in the manner in which you provide your services reasonable if it poses an undue financial or administrative burden

REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
• Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
(ADAA) of 2008
• Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Service Animal Regulations (Part 35 of the ADA Title
II Regulations, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of
Disability in State and Local Government Services)
(See § 35.136 Service animals)

REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
• California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
• California Government Code 11135 of 2003
• Assembly Bill (AB) 422
• AB 386 Postsecondary Education: Instructional
Materials: Disabled Students § 67302 and § 67302.5
Ed Code

REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
• The CSU Board of Trustees Policy on Disability Support &
Accommodations - Executive Order 926
• Policy for Provision of Accommodations & Support Services to
Students with Disabilities – Coded Memo AA-2009-27
• Revision of Accessible Technology Initiative Coded Memo – AA-2010-
13
• Access to Electronic & Information Technology Policy for Persons with
Disabilities - Presidential Directive 2007-02
• ADA Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan (1995)
• Parking, Traffic & Transit Advisory Committee – Presidential Directive
2007-05
• Access to Instructional Materials: Timely Identification of Textbooks,
Course Readers and Library Reserves – Academic Senate Policy F07-
3

REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities – Presidential
Directive 1997-03 (Supercedes 95-04)
• Access to Technology & Computer Laboratories for Students with
Disabilities – Presidential Directive 1998-02 (Supercedes PD 96-02)
• Incorporating Accessibility into the Curriculum Review Process -
Academic Senate Policy S08-3
• Captioning Policy/Legal
• Campus Accessibility Strategy for Online Education

AEC POLICIES
GUIDELINES & REGULATIONS
• Accommodation for Exams in the Classroom
• Academic Dishonesty Policy
• Alternative Media Policies
• Cancellation/Rescheduling of Appointments
Policy
• Confidentiality Policy
• Center for Accessible Technology Policies
• Disabled Parking Policy
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program Student
Policies & Procedures
• Educational Assistants Policy
• Furniture Policy
• Notetaking Services Policy
• Priority Registration for Students with Disabilities
Policy
• Scribing Services Policy
• Service Animal Policy
• Service Dog in AEC Testing Center Policy
• Standardized Test Accommodations Policy
• Student & Faculty Test Accommodation Regulations

REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
What do all of these regulations mean to San José
State University?
 Matriculated students with disabilities have the right to receive accommodations providing them equal access to all programs and services
 This includes curriculum accommodations and co curricular

PROVIDING COURSE
ACCOMMODATIONS
Most accommodations are simple to provide, such as extended time on exams and/or assignments, enlarged print, quiet/private rooms.
Some accommodations require assistance from others to provide, such as alternative media (Braille, MP3, etc.), web access, class assistant, etc.
Instructors should partner with the institutional resources for assistance such as the Accessible Education Center.

ACCOMMODATIONS REVIEW BOARD
(ARB)
The Accommodations Review Board (ARB) was established in
1995 by President Robert Caret with Presidential Directive (PD)
95-04 . PD 95-04 has been superseded by PD 97-03 . The ARB was formed to act as a dispute resolution board that reviewed conflicts between students and faculty regarding accommodations prescribed by the AEC. The ARB reports directly to the Provost.

 Review of student disability accommodations disputes when referred to the Board by the Department Chair, Director or
AEC Director.
 The ARB is charged by the following Presidential Directive 97-
03: Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
 CSU Policy for the Provision of Accommodations and Support
Services to Students with Disabilities Coded Memo AA -2009-
27

SJSU INTERNAL STUDENT
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

QUESTION COMMENTS CONCERNS?
Give us a call at: (408) 924 – 6000
OR
Email at aec-info@sjsu.edu
OR
Visit our website at www.sjsu.edu/aec

“Instruction begins when you the teacher learn from the learner, put yourself in his or her place until he understands.”
-Kirkagard

SIMULATION