1. Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

3. Is this your guide?

4.  High School Students  IDEA-Individuals With Disabilities Education Act  Entitlement LAW  Legal Document  Modifications and/or accommodations

5. Student CTE Instructor ParentsCounselors Special Education Teacher Classroom Teachers Interpreters, para’s, etc

6. 504

7.  Adult and High School Students  Physical Disabilities  Specific Learning Disabilities  Other Health Issues  Accommodations rather than modifications

8.  Modification vs Accommodation  Modification-making changes to curriculum, content, and program to help the student.  Accommodation-changing the delivery method or the way the student demonstrates mastery or performance

11.  Prevent intentional or unintentional discrimination against person with disabilities, persons who are believed to have disabilities, or family members of persons with disabilities  Eliminate barriers that exclude persons with disabilities

12.  a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;  a record of such an impairment; or  is regarded as having such an impairment.

13.  Walking  Speaking  Breathing  Seeing  Hearing  Learning  Reading  Working  Standing  Sitting  Lifting  Performing Manual Tasks  Caring for Oneself

15.  Individuals must be able to “get in the door”  If you provide the service for another student, then you must also provide it for the student with a disability.

16.  Transportation  Seating  Work station and equipment  Safety Equipment  Breaks  Learning Environment

17.  Individual with a disability  Satisfy job requirements ◦ Skill ◦ Experience ◦ Education Can perform the essential functions of the job With or Without reasonable accommodations

18.  Must provide recent documentation from a qualified professional of the disability.  Documentation must show that the disability directly affects the individual’s ability to learn or perform essential functions of a job.  BE CAREFUL

21.  A student who is visually impaired enrolls in graphic arts classes?  A student who is deaf wishes to enroll in aviation classes?  A student with HIV wishes to enroll in a cosmetology class?  A student with learning disabilities in math wishes to enroll in CAD?

22.  Job descriptions  Certification/licensure standards  Liability issues  Fundamental skills  Organization of company

23.  List one factor that would absolutely exclude a student from completing training or seeking any type of employment in a particular field.

24.  Practical Nursing  Culinary Arts  Welding  Web Design  Automotive Service Tech.  Accounting

26.  How will you inform yourself?  What will you delegate to others?  What resources do you need?  What areas need attention?  What is your back up plan?  What is ongoing?

27.  Inform yourself  Provide a syllabus  Simplify instructions  Post things in writing  Provide resources  Respect the individual

28.  Seating  Physical arrangement  Equipment  Lighting

29.  Goal Setting  “Chunking”  Check Lists  Feedback  Time Management

30. Modify Length, Font, FormatSimplify Vocabulary, Directions, ProblemsAllow Textbook, Notes, etc.Extend/Shorten Time LimitsAllow Student to Correct or Try Again

31.  If the test is a national or state accredited exam, consult with the testing company about the accommodations allowed. Given/Answered Orally Quiet Environment Extended Time

32.  Additional or extended restroom breaks  Ability to eat or drink if student has dietary needs.  Freedom to sit or stand periodically  Allow students to record lectures, assignments, etc.  Assistive devices or technology  others

33.  Provide what is necessary  Avoid over-compensation  Maintain high expectations  Choose groups/tasks wisely  Don’t compromise integrity

34.  Family  Educational  Rights  and  Privacy  Act

35.  Never release information or discuss a student with an individual, agency, or other staff member who does not have a legal, legitimate reason to know.

36.  IEP  504  Universal Design  Qualifying Disability  Exclusionary Factor  FERPA  Appropriate Placement  Paperwork

37.  If you are unsure about providing appropriate accommodations for a student, ASK him or her.  Consult the student services professional on your campus or on another campus.  Consult with the student’s home teachers, counselors or other instructors at your school.  Call CAC office.  Always maintain confidentiality.

38.  Career and Academic Connections http://www.Wrightslaw.com http://www.ok.gov/sde/special- education http://www.okcareertech.org/educators/career-and-academic- connections/special-needs-resources http://www.okcareertech.org/contact/directories-1 Directories: Staff and personnel contact information for the Oklahoma CareerTech education system