Student/Faculty Handbook

Responsibilities of Students

1. Identify him/herself to Student Support Services and provide or obtain professional verification of his/her disability. A professionally verified disability is a condition:
   ... certified by a licensed physician, psychologist, audiologist, speech pathologist, registered nurse, social worker, rehabilitation counselor, physical therapist, corrective therapist, learning disability specialist, or other appropriate professional.
2. Meet with the Coordinator and consult with the Support Services Specialist, if necessary, to arrange specific accommodations that will be needed while enrolled in courses at Taft College.
3. If a learning disability is present, current testing and evaluation results must be provided and a meeting scheduled with the LD Specialist to evaluate documentation and determine eligibility for services and specific accommodations.
4. Present a list of approved accommodations, as specified by Student Support Services, to the faculty member(s) in whose class(es) accommodations or support services will be provided.
5. Notify the Student Support Services office when classroom accommodations are needed. This includes the need for adaptive furniture and/or accessible locations.
6. Notify the Support Services Specialist of interpreter-needs prior to the start of each semester.
7. Abide by departmental, school, and College policies and academic regulations, as all students are expected to do.

Responsibilities of Faculty

1. Work with Student Support Services in providing authorized accommodations and/or support services for the student in a fair and timely manner.
2. Consult with a representative of Student Support Services if there is any question regarding how to implement the authorized accommodations for a student with a disability.
3. Provide information indicating faculty is supportive of students with disability.
4. Make referrals to Student Support Services when appropriate.
5. Encourage students to self-identify by creating an educational environment that is inclusive of students with disabilities.
6. Develop, maintain and share an awareness of the variety of disabilities through continued education.

Responsibilities of Academic Administrators

1. Make available to each division faculty member copies of the Taft College policy regarding academic accommodations for students with disabilities.
2. Provide any necessary support to the faculty member who is charged with making the accommodations.
3. When an authorized accommodation is challenged, the division chair or responsible administrator will ensure that the accommodation is provided until the matter has been formally reviewed and resolved.
4. Ensure that the faculty and staff within their divisions understand Taft College's commitment to implementing law and policy assuring nondiscrimination on the basis of disability.