Educational Accommodation Procedures for                       Physical Accessibility

When a faculty or staff member receives an accommodation request from a student with a disability which addresses a physical accessibility (e.g. alteration) issue within a classroom or instructional lab, the following procedures should be implemented:

1. The faculty member should immediately notify the area dean or manager.

2. The area dean will confirm the request and contact the Adaptive Services Center (ASC) to determine if the student has an active file and to confirm the justification of the request.

3. The ASC will contact the Director of Physical Plant/Facilities who will assign a high priority status to complete the accommodation within a reasonable timeframe as is required by state and federal mandates.

4. The plan to meet the requested accommodations will be forwarded to ASC, the faculty member, the area dean or manager, and the Director of Equity and Diversity.

5. The Director of Equity and Diversity should make the necessary budget allowances related to the costs of providing the accommodation.

6. A centralized record should be kept on file in the Director of Physical Plant/Facilities’ office and maintained for audit trail purposes.

Please Note:  Not all students with disabilities are registered with the ASC.  Educational accommodations are mandated whether or not the student is an active ASC student. However, the student is required to provide appropriate verification of disability to the college in order for the college to determine a reasonable accommodation. The ASC specialists are available to review the documentation and to make a recommendation.

If an accommodation is requested that falls outside of these parameters to the extent that the accommodation requested involves construction or physical alterations to campus facilities and equipment, the request will be forwarded to the ADA Advisory Group to establish appropriate guidelines to fill the request.

 

Educational Accommodation Procedures for Academic Computing Issues

When a faculty or staff member receives an accommodation request from a student with a disability which addresses a computer accessibility issue on campus, the following procedures should be implemented:

1. The faculty member should immediately notify the area dean or manager.

2. The area Dean will confirm the request and contact the Adaptive Services Center (ASC) to determine if the student has an active file and to confirm the justification of the request.

3. The ASC will contact the Director of Academic Computing who will assign a high priority status to complete the accommodation within a reasonable timeframe as is required by state and federal mandates.

4. The plan to meet the requested accommodations will be forwarded to ASC, the faculty member, the area Dean, and the Director of Equity and Diversity.

5. The Director of Equity and Diversity should make the necessary budget allowances related to the costs of providing the accommodation. 

6. A centralized record should be kept on file in the Director of Academic Computing’s office and maintained for audit trail purposes.

For more information contact the District Office of Human Resources at 714.808.4816.

The following person is designated by the North Orange County Community College District as the Responsible Officer/Section 504 Coordinator for receiving and coordinating the investigation of all unlawful discrimination complaints filed pursuant to section 59382 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and for coordinating compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and response to discrimination complaints on the basis of disability related thereto:

Name:          Jeffrey O. Horsley

Position:      Vice Chancellor, Human Resources

Address:      1830 W. Romneya Drive, Anaheim, CA  92801-1819

Telephone:   714.808.4822

 

Notes:

 

1. Not all students with disabilities are registered with the ASC.  Educational accommodations are mandated whether or not the student is an active ASC student.  However, the student is required to provide appropriate verification of disability to the college in order for the college to determine a reasonable accommodation.  The ASC specialists are available to review the documentation and to make a recommendation.

 

2. Before campus-wide changes are made to computer Operating Systems or other widely used software programs, the ASC Adaptive Computer Specialist and the ADA Advisory Group must be consulted to ensure that there are no conflicts with the existing adaptive software used by FC disabled students.