Reasonable Accommodations in the Classroom – On-Demand Training

Determine, Document and Implement Decisions without Fear of Complaint or Non-Compliance

Keeping up with the ever-evolving ADA rules and regulations can seem overwhelming and tedious at times. For faculty and staff especially, understanding and complying with federal regulations within the classroom can be a confusing task. The types of academic adjustments and modification requests students are seeking are also changing and increasing in demand and complexity.  

Our expert presenter – Leigh Fickling, Deputy Director of Title IX and Clery Compliance and Accommodations Consultant at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington – discusses how to avoid lawsuits, reasonable accommodations confusion and non-compliance.

Faculty can feel confused by “non-traditional” accommodations like “extensions on assignments” or “flexibility with attendance.” Working together, the student disability office and the academic affairs team can create a comprehensive approach to implementing accommodations that are fair for all students. 

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you: 

• Understand the process for determining reasonable accommodations for your students in the classrooms in order to adequately meet valid requests – and clearly communicate to them when the requests cannot be met without fear of complaint.
• Truly engage in the interactive reasonable accommodation process with students – continue to interact after the intake and implementation process with touchpoints throughout the semester.
• Approach accommodations requests that might fundamentally alter the technical nature of an academic program with great care – understand how to review accommodation requests that may “fundamentally alter” the nature of an academic course or program and how to proceed forward with this determination.
• Cultivate a collaborative approach with your academic partners – create an academic disability liaison or accessibility champion in each academic program as the key to success in implementing accommodations in classrooms.
• Comprehend your Institutional rights and responsibilities – avoid lawsuits, reasonable accommodations confusion and non-compliance problems.
  

Presenter

Leigh Davis Fickling is the Deputy Director of the Title IX and Clery Compliance and an Accommodations Consultant at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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