Teacher's Question of the Week
Q: W
hat
is the scope of my role as a professor in providing accommodations to students
with disabilities who are enrolled in my class? Is there a difference between
what is required by law and what is negotiable?
A: You are teaching Shakespeare, and you notice that a student is enthusiastic about the plays you read aloud in class, but her written work is quite different in quality from her oral answers. In your office hour appointment with her, you inquire if she has ever gotten any support academically. She identifies herself as a student with a learning disability.
What do you do? What are your responsibilities? The Center for Research on Learning of the University of Kansas offers an informative online series of webpages for professors in response to inquiries about disability, accommodations, and their role in the educational accommodations process.
Click here to read "The Instructor Series: Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Environments".
Click here
to see the whole series: "The Instructor Series: Accommodating Students
with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Environments".
Please call the DSPS Office (SBCC 805 965-0581, ext. 2343) if you have any questions regarding accommodations. Each campus also has an ADA Officer who is available to answer questions.