FACULTY AND STUDENT RESOURCES

Accessing College Curriculum Equals Student Success (ACCESS) Faculty Handbook:
A Faculty Guide to Accommodating Students with Disabilities

Table of Contents
   Professional Guidelines and Ethical Standards
   What is meant by otherwise qualified?
   What is a disability?
   How does Accessibility Services verify a disability?
   What are functional limitations?
   What is the responsibility of: Accessibility Services, students with disabilities, and faculty?
   What is a responsible accommodation?
   Arranging accommodations
   Academic adjustments
   Accommodating students with disabilities check list
   Due process issues
   What if….?
UNM Faculty Handbook (word format)
UNM Faculty Handbook (PDF)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

The University of Washington DO-IT Center offers excellent resources “designed to help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities and to help students with disabilities prepare for and succeed in college.”

Go to:University of Washington DO-IT Center

Acknowledgements:
With permission, this handbook is adapted from the online “Expect Success: A Faculty Guide to Making Accommodations for Students with Disabilities” for Disability Services for Students at the University of Montana-Missoula and “Faculty Handbook: Disability Issues and Laws in Higher Education” for Disability Support Services at Western Illinois University.