DSPS Faculty Handbook
- Introduction
- Mission of DSPS
- Legal Foundations for Academic Accommodations
- What the Law Requires: Equal, not Preferential, Treatment
- What the Law Does Not Require
- Brief History of DSPS at COA
- Is DSPS the Same as Special Education?
- Who is Eligible for Services?
- Services Provided to Students
- Process for Students to Receive DSPS Services
- Students’ Rights to Confidentiality
- What are Academic Accommodations?
- What is the Instructor’s Role in Providing Accommodations?
- Testing Accommodations at COA
- Is Extended Time on Tests Unfair?
- Accommodations and Academic Standards
- Failing Grades: May Faculty Give a Failing Grade to a Student with a Disability?
- What Constitutes a Fundamental Alteration?
- Disagreements about Accommodations
- Are Faculty Expected to Accommodate Disruptive Behavior?
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Helping All Students Succeed: Using Universal Design Principles in Instruction
- How to Refer Students to DSPS
- What Do You Say After You Say Hello? A Guide to Disability Etiquette
- Specific Disabilities: Special Considerations for Working with Students with Specific Disabilities
- Appendix A – Legal Foundations for Academic Accommodations
- Appendix B – Technology Available in the Adapted Computer Learning Center
- Appendix C – Learning Strategies for Students with Different Learning Styles
- Appendix D – Student Self Quiz Regarding Diagnostic Testing
- Acknowledgements