Barbara Blacklock, Program Coordinator of Disability Services at the University of Minnesota will facilitate a discussion, A Team Approach: Welcoming and Accommodating Students with Disabilities .  She will provide an overview of the process for determining reasonable accommodations and highlight how to ensure equal access to learning for qualified students with disabilities.

Background

• NWHSU Goals, Guiding Principles, and Fundamental Values
• Legal Foundations
• Meaning Full Access

Disabilities and Accommodations

• Models of Disability
• What is a Disability?
• Common Disability Conditions
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Determining Reasonable Accommodations

Roles and Responsibilities

• Role of Student Affairs
• Role of Faculty
• Role of Student

Strategies for Change

• Common Accommodations
• Proactive Approaches
• Sample Syllabus Statement
• Universal Instructional Design
• Traditional Instruction
• Paradigm Shift with Universal Instructional Design
• Additional Information on Universal Instructional Design
• If a student discusses their disability with you...