1. Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Transforming Disability into Accessibility
Presented by Michelle Shaw, M.Ed.
Director, SAS
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2. Student Accessibility Services
Currently, we have registered students with disabilities all campuses an average 10% increase each year
#1 for Assistive Technology in the SUS System
1st University in Florida to implement a Alt Text Portal for tracking requests and delivery of textbooks to students. (library of alt text)
Johnson Scholarship Awarded $251,699.00
Tech Fee Grant Funding – received $218, since 2009
# of ASD students with SAS = 70
Student Accessibility Services
# of Registered students with SAS

3. Services Alt Format Textbooks Braille/ Raised Graphics
Notetaking/ Lab Assistant
Excused absences
Closed Captioning/transcripts
Breaks during class & exams
ASL Interpreters/ CART/C-Print
Exam accommodations
Housing accommodations
Assistive Technology
Processed 268 Alt format textbooks for 62 students
Braille hours Engineering/ Music / English Literature
Students receiving housing accommodations 119
Reviewed 45 files - appealing decisions for admission based on disability
Administered exams
Volunteer Notetakers 681 for a total of 57,456 hours saving the university $545,832.00
AT training provided to 202 students
Communication Access Real-time Translation

4. Assistive Technology SAS Initiatives: SensusAccess Portal
Livescribe Smart Pen Program
Accessible Reading Initiative for students with print disabilities
Full one-on-one Training
Kurzweil 3000 & 1000
Zoomtext
Jaws
Dragon Speaking Naturally
Equipment Loan
Talking calculators
One handed keyboards
Foot mouse
I-pads
Laptops
Portable CCTV
UbiDuo
Perkins Brailler
1st University in the Florida SUS system to utilize this portal from Denmark: It allows FAU students, faculty, staff and Alumni create accessible text for free, MP3 audio, braille, e-book, accessibility conversion, DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) full text and audio - not STEM Materials (Universal Design 24/7 access)
Livescribe Smart Pen – train and loan these pens (250 students each semester) as they take notes is records the lecture – helps students become independent form other students notes
Accessible Reading Initiative: Training and loan I-Pads to students with reading disabilities to access their alt format text books – Expanding this Fall thanks to the Tech Fee Grant

5. Our students on average graduate within 6 years Bachelors Degree
Student Accessibility Services strives to be a nationally distinguished leader for accessibility resources, offering comprehensive services in a student centered environment. We are committed to providing quality and comprehensive individualized services and state-of-the-art assistive technology while adapting to the dynamic needs of the diverse student population of Florida Atlantic University. SAS seeks to form collaborations that promote an inclusive learning environment for students, social, academic, and career success.
We aim to attract the top students with disabilities
Graduation Rates