Description
Avoid Lawsuits, Reasonable Accommodations Confusion and Non-Compliance
Safeguard the diverse educational accommodation needs of your students both on and off campus to avoid investigations, student complaints and costly litigation.
This training examines the legal responsibilities of educational institutions with respect to internships and practicums and discusses ways to develop partnerships with internship/practicum site coordinators to ensure compliance.
Our expert presenter – a former OCR attorney – shares issues arising with respect to internships and practicums, how to determine reasonable accommodations, and insight into the updated content about the unique ADA concerns involving internship/practicum completion via remote work.
Increase your institution’s acumen regarding internship and practicums and prevent any foreseeable discrimination or non-compliance complaints.
Topics Covered
Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:
- Understand the process for determining reasonable accommodations for your students in their internship and practicum settings so you can adequately vet and meet valid requests.
- Identify common issues that arise with internships and practicums including disability accommodations at the site, discrimination surrounding dress codes and grooming codes, and harassment.
- Support diverse learners in their academic pursuits and skill development.
- Educate faculty, staff and internship/practicum coordinators with the amended ADA guidelines involving internship/practicum completion via remote work to ensure everyone remains in compliance.
- Meet your compliance obligations despite the third-party nature of placement sites.
- Train your students to self-advocate for their needs to prevent academic failure and personal frustration.
Presenter
Daiquiri Steele, J.D., Ph.D. currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Alabama Law School. Professor Steele originally joined The University of Alabama School of Law in a hybrid administrative/faculty role as Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Law in Residence in 2016. From 2019-2021, she served as a Forrester Fellow at Tulane University Law School before rejoining the Alabama Law faculty.
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Included When You Purchase
- 90-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)
- Unlimited access to view webinar recording on demand
- Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
- Certificate of completion for each participant
- Weekly newsletter – What's Working on Campus
Instructions for access are available immediately upon checkout. You may share this On-Demand Training with any staff members from your campus community for unlimited viewing. For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, email info@paper-clip.com.
