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As faculty members at the University of Southern Indiana, it's very probable you'll have students with disabilities in your classes, to whom you may have a legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodation. Since it's not always easy to understand these obligations, to recognize what may be considered a reasonable request by a student, or to know precisely what may help students with various disabilities in different classroom situations, the following links may provide you with some guidance.
Faculty Guide for Students with Disabilities
Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
As educators, it's important for the entire University community to embrace the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act by creating an inclusive learning environment that is empowering and supportive of the needs of students and employees with disabilities. The Counseling Center has a faculty training program on CD which can be checked out, as well as a subscription to the “In Their Shoes” on-line training program, in order to prepare USI faculty and staff to work more effectively with students with disabilities.
Even though participation in this training is voluntary, please complete both the pre and post test and project evaluation at the end of the program. Participation will allow you to determine your level of knowledge and comprehension of key principles. The program from beginning to end will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes of your time. At no time will individual responses be reported; only aggregate data will be used for quality improvement purposes. USI's college ID is: adainfo. To participate:
There also may be times when you have contact with a student whose behaviors cause you concern or discomfort, or which interfere with your work or the education of other students. It's important to realize that such a situation will most likely not "just go away," and you may be faced with a persistent and recurring problem unless an appropriate intervention is found. Counseling Center staff created the following protocol to use, as well as a publication to help you when difficult situations arise.
Recommended Protocol for Emergencies
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