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Contact Information
Carol Frazier, Director
Academic Support Services
Room 102 Reneau Hall
cfrazier@muw.edu
329-7138

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  Writing Lab Referral
 

Helpful Links

Faculty Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Guide To Etiquette And Behavior 
For Working With Persons 
With Disabilities

Accommodations for People 
with Psychiatric Disabilities

Accommodations for Students with Hearing Impairments

General Information about 
Visual Impairments

Clemson University Guidelines 
for Working with Students 
with Disabilities

Montgomery College Optimizing
the Learning Environment 
for Students with Disabilities

Seizure response

Assisting students with disabilities during an emergency

 

Guidelines for Accommodating Students with Disabilities

  • Refer students who self disclose a disability and request accommodations to Academic Support Services prior to providing accommodations
  • Meet with students who present an accommodations plan to discuss which accommodations will be necessary in their class and how the accommodations can best be provided
  • Cooperate with Academic Support Services in providing the approved accommodations 
  • Professors are not expected to provide accommodations without an accommodations plan, provide accommodations not on the plan, or offer make up work for the time prior to the accommodations plan
  • Include a statement about self  identification in class syllabi which refers students who disclose  disabilities to Academic Support Services
  • Participate in developing accommodations plans for their advisees when appropriate
  • Keep confidential all information concerning a students disability

  • Services and Resources

    • Proctoring extended or distraction free environment tests 
    • Mediating requests for accommodations
    • Staff Development Videos 
      • Tips for Teaching Students Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

        Tips for Teaching Students who have Learning Disabilities

        Americans With Disabilities 
        Act:  Responsibilities for Post secondary Education Programs Serving dearth Students


     

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