2023 Session Handouts

Wednesday, July 19

• Block A:  11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Block B:  2:00 - 4:00 pm
• Block 1:  4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Thursday, July 20

• Block 2:  11:00 am -12:30 pm
• Block 3:  2:00 - 3:00 pm 
• Block 4: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Friday, July 21

• Block 5: 9:00 - 10:30 am
• Block 6:  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Block 7:  2:00  - 3:30 pm
• Block 8:  4:00  - 5:30 pm

A1: Office for Civil Rights - Year in Review

• A1 - OCR-CUNY Double-Time for Summer Enrichment Program Student (PDF)
• A1 - OCR - Kent State Remote Participation (PDF)
• A1 - OCR - Salisbury University Individual Evacuation Plans (PDF)
• A1 - OCR Session Handout (WORD)
  
  

A2: Disability Culture, Campus Alliances, and the Role of Disability Services: Insights from the Creation of Three Disability Affinity Groups

• A2 - Disability Culture Campus Alliances (PDF)

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B1: Legal Year in Review

• B1 - Legal Year in Review Case List (PDF)
  
  

B2: Guiding the Office - Different Approaches to Leadership: a Panel Discussion and Networking Opportunity

• B2 - Guiding the Office - Different Approaches to Leadership (PDF)
  
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1.1: Creating a Presidential Advisory Committee for Accessibility

• 1.1 Handout-Proposal for Presidential Advisory Committee (PDF)
• 1.1 - Creating a Presidential Advisory Committee (PDF)
  
  

1.2: Transformative Medicine: Using Critical Disability Studies to Promote a Culture of Accessibility in Health Science Programs  

1.3: Ableism: What It Is and Why It Matters to Everyone

• 1.3 - Ableism (PDF)
  
  

1.4: Meeting Student Needs During Periods of High Demand by Partnering with Special Education Faculty: A Pilot Program

1.5: Anchor Points: Holding Your Disability Services Office Steady During Turbulent Times

• 1.5 - Anchor Points (PDF)
  
  

1.6: Is Automatic Speech Recognition Too Good To Be True?

• 1.6 - Is Automatic Speech Recognition Too Good (PDF)
  
  

1.7: Project Access: Collaborating with Faculty for Effective Deaf and Hard of Hearing Student Inclusion

• 1.7 - Project Access (PDF)
  
  

1.8: The Social Model in the Age of Social Media: Working with First Generation/Low Income Students with Disabilities at Private Institutions

1.9: Promoting Disability Awareness and Inclusion through Student Leadership Development Opportunities

• 1.9 - Promoting Disability Awareness and Inclusion (PDF)
  
  

1.10 : The Impact of “Stress Culture” on Students’ Mental Health and How We Can Address It

• 1.10 - The Impact of Stress Culture (PDF)
  
  

1.11: Housing Accommodation Challenges and Decisions

• 1.11 - Housing Accommodations and Decisions (PDF)
  
  

1.12: An Inconvenient Truth: Lessons Learned From an Institutional Climate Assessment Process

1.13: Accessibility for Aspiring Performing Artists: Ensuring Equal Access for Students with Physical Disabilities in Movement-Based Courses

1.14: Launching a Specialized Accessibility Training Academy When You Don't Feel Like a Subject Matter Expert

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2.1: Sexual Misconduct and Supporting Autistic Students Through the Title IX Process: Building a Bridge Between Title IX and ADA

• 2.1 - Sexual Misconduct and Supporting Autistic Students (PDF)
  
  

2.2: Supporting Student Accommodation Requests for Boards, Bar Exams, Licensing, and Other High Stakes Gateway Tests

• 2.2 - Appeal Template Language and Citations (PDF)
• 2.2 - Documentation Guidelines (WORD)
• 2.2 - How to Talk to Your Doctor (WORD)
• 2.2 - Supporting Student Accommodation Requests (WORD)
• 2.2 - Timeline for Requesting Accommodations (WORD)
• 2.2 - Tips for Writing Your Narrative (WORD)
  
  

2.3: Everything You've Wanted to Know As a New Disability Professional: Ask Us Anything!

2.4: Starting from Scratch: Disability Services at a Small College

• 2.4 - Starting from Scratch Ta Da Ta Do Handout (PDF)
• 2.4 - Starting from Scratch (PDF)
  
  

2.5: Finding, Funding, and Caring for Staff

• 2.5 - Finding Funding and Caring for Staff (PDF)
  
  

2.6: Electronic Accessibility: Ensuring Built-In Access in Procurement, Design, and Development

• 2.6 - Electronic Accessibility (PDF)
  
  

2.7: Thinking Outside the Box - Providing Full Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Off-Campus Learning Environments

• 2.7 - Thinking Outside the Box (PDF)
  
  

2.8: Disability IS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Repositioning and Strengthening the Work

• 2.8 - Disability IS Diversity (PDF)
  
  

2.9: The Disabled Perspective: Through The Eyes Of Disabled Disability Services Practitioners

• 2.9 - The Disabled Perspective (PDF)
  
  

2.10: Individualized Interactive Accommodation and Fundamental Alteration Determinations: Legal Precedents, Policies, Procedures, and Implementation

• 2.10 -  Individualized Interactive Accommodation (PDF)
  
  

2.11: Supporting Social Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Leveraging Partnerships

• 2.11 - Approaches to Creating Inclusive College Experiences (PDF)
  
  

2.12: Effective Career Preparation for Students with Disabilities: A College Degree May Not Be Enough

• 2.12 - Effective Career Preparation (PDF)
• 2.12 - Fehribach Center Employer Resources (WORD)
• 2.12 - Handout - Inclusive Teaching Practices (PDF)
  
  

2.13: Facilitating Accommodations in a Non-Standard Learning Environment: College in Correctional Facilities

• 2.13 - Case Studies Discussion Document (WORD)
• 2.13 - Considerations for Community College Correctional Education Tool (WORD)
• 2.13 - Facilitating Accommodations (PDF)
• 2.13 - The Correctional Setting Barrier Navigation Assessment Tool Document (WORD)
• 2.13 - Working in Correctional Settings Tips for DS Providers (WORD)
  
  

2.14: Disability Orientation Programming: Easing the Transition to College for First-Year Students with Disabilities and their Families

• 2.14 - AHEAD Session Handout (WORD)
  

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3.1: Making Events and Meetings Accessible to All

• 3.1 - Making Events Accessible to All (PDF)
  
  

3.2: The Anatomy of Litigation Against a Medical School and the NBME: A Case Study of Two Lawsuits

• 3.2 - The Anatomy of Litigation (PDF)
  
  

3.3: Scaled Scores, T Scores, You Scores, Me Scores: Using Percentiles to Find Meaning in Psychoeducational Report Scores

• 3.3 - Scaled Scores (PDF)
  
  

3.4: Student Evaluations of Disability Resource Office Staff and Operations: Gathering Data to Improve Effectiveness

• 3.4 - Student Evaluations (PDF)
  
  

3.5: Proactive Collaboration: A Best Practice Model for Delivering Streamlined Support Services between Disability Support and Dean of Students Offices

3.6: 1% Shifts to Improve Digital Accessibility

• 3.6 - 1% Shifts Handout (WORD)
• 3.6 - 1% Shifts (PDF)
  
  

3.7: Kickstarting STEM Education: An Inclusive and Engaging Activity Using a UDL Framework

• 3.7 - Accessible Teaching Laboratories (PDF)
  
  

3.8: Shifting Our Gears: Leveraging Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work to Deepen Disability Inclusion

• 3.8 - Shifting Our Gears (PowerPoint)
• 3.8 - Shifting Our Gears (PDF)
  
  

3.9: Show Me the Money: Recuperating Costs Associated With Accommodating Students With Disabilities Enrolled in Continuing Education Programs And/or Classes

3.10: Getting Students’ Attention in a World of Distractions: Successful Messaging Approaches with Priority Registration

• 3.10 - Getting Students' Attention (PDF)
  
  

3.11: Denied: Navigating Difficult Decisions and Telling Students "No" Within the Social Model

• 3.11 - Denied - Navigating Difficult Decisions (PDF)
  
  

3.12: Taming the Beast: Managing Flexibility with Attendance, Tardiness, and Deadline Accommodations

• 3.12 - U of M Flex Plan Template (WORD)
• 3.12 - U of M Email Template for Students with Flex Plan (WORD)
• 3.12 - U of M Rubric for Deadline Flexibility (WORD)
• 3.12 - U of M Email Template for Coordinators to Instructors (WORD)
• 3.12 - U of M Instructor Survey (WORD)
• 3.12 -  U of M Rubric for Attendance Flexibility (WORD)
• 3.12 - Taming the Beast (PDF)
  
  

3.13: Grow a Flourishing Accessibility Community with a Badging Program

• 3.13 - Grow a Flourishing Accessibility Community (PDF)
  
  

3.14: Supporting V.R. Clients to Achieve Their Career Goals

• 3.14 - ICAP (PDF)
  
  

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4.1: Navigating the Grievance and Complaint Process

• 4.1 - Navigating the Grievance and Complaint Process (PDF)
  
  

4.2: Determining Clinical Accommodations, Advocating for Inclusive Technical Standards, and Managing Third Party Relationships: The Health Science Disability Provider's Survival Guide

• 4.2 - Determining Clinical Accommodations (PDF)
  
  

4.3: From Barriers to Access: Before, During, and After Initial Consultations

• 4.3 - From Barriers to Access (PDF)
• 4.3 - UF Case Note Handout (PDF)
• 4.3 - Types of Doc and Appointment Steps (WORD)
  
  

4.4: Digital Transformation: A Student-Centric Model for Transitioning Your Office's Infrastructure, Processes, and Systems

4.5: Let’s Prevent the Fire Instead of Putting it Out:  Preventing Burnout in Higher Education

• 4.5 - Let's Prevent the Fire (PDF)
• 4.5 - Resource Page (WORD)
  
  

4.6: Inclusive and Holistic Technological Support for All Learners and Environments Across Campus

4.7: Meeting Disabled Student Veterans Where They Are: A Collaborative Campus Resource Presentation

• 4.7 - Meeting Disabled Student Veterans (PDF)
  
  

4.8: Decentering Whiteness in Disability Services: An Intersectional Approach to the Work We Do

4.9:  What is My Role Here? Balancing Access and Advocacy in Campus Disability Work

4.10: Building Sustainable Accessibility Practices for Caption Media Services

• 4.10 - Building Sustainable Accessibility Practices (PDF)
• 4.10 - Handout Captioned Media Form (PDF)
• 4.10 - Handout Creating Offline Captions (PDF)
• 4.10 - Handout Why Captions Provide Equal Access (PDF)
• 4.10 - Transcript ASR Demo Pharmacology (PDF)
  
  

4.11: The Accessibility Expedition: Exploring Campus through the Lived Experience of Disability

• V. 36 of the JPED. "The Accessibility Expedition: Viewing Design through the Disability Lens (AHEAD Member Resource)
• 4.11 - LCGI Consulting Services Offerings (WORD)
  
  

4.12: Making College Accessible and Achievable for Students with Visual Disabilities: Infusing Scholarship into Practice

4.13: Is That a Reasonable Accommodation? Understanding the Effects of Technical Standards and Essential Elements (and How to Support Faculty to Establish Them)

• 4.13 - Is That a Reasonable Accommodation (PDF)
  
  

4.14: I’m Feeling Like a Change:  A Conversation with Former Disability Resources Professionals Who Have Transitioned to Related Positions

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5.1: The Intersection of Title IX and Disability Law: Collaboration at the Crossroads

• 5.1 - The Intersection of Title IX and Disability Law (PDF)
  
  

5.2: Developing Strong Faculty and Program Partnerships in the Health Sciences

• 5.2-Developing Strong Faculty and Programmatic Partnerships (PDF)
  
  

5.3: Just Give Them What They Want? Adapting Service Delivery For Today’s Student Needs

• 5.3 - Just Give Them What They Want Case Studies (PDF)
• 5.3 - Just Give Them What They Want (PDF)
  
  

5.4: “I’m a Team of One”: How to Advocate for DSS and Disability Resources as an Office of One

• 5.4 - AHEAD Session Handout (WORD)
• 5.4 - Office of One (PDF)
  
  

5.5: Onboarding for Excellence: Creatively Recruiting and Training New Disability Office Staff

• 5.5 - Onboarding for Excellence (PDF)
  
  

5.6: Anticipating and Responding to the Challenges of the Future in Disability Resources

• 5.6 - Anticipating and Responding to the Challenges (PDF)
• 5.6 - Anticipating and Responding to the Challenges (PowerPoint)
  
  

5.7: Bridging the Gap between College and STEM Careers, a Panel Discussion

5.8: From COVID 19 to Racial Unrest: Research and Best Practices in Responding to Experiences of Trauma

5.9: Applying Socially-Just Disability Resources to Shift Higher Education Policy, Practice, and Culture

• 5.9 - Socially Just Disability Handout (PDF)
• 5.9 - Socially Just Disability Handout (WORD)
  
  

5.10: Tele-Assessment:  Overview and Tips for Navigating This New Documentation Frontier

• 5.10 - Tele-Assessment (PDF)
  
  

5.11: Equitable Academic Access for Students With Intellectual Disability: Your Questions Answered!

• 5.11 - Equitable Academic Access Handout (PDF)
  
  

5.12: Coaching Skills for Onboarding New Students

• 5.12 - Coaching Skills Handout (WORD)
• 5.12 - Coaching Skills (PDF)
  
  

5.13: Parent Whisperers: Tips for Fostering Positive Partnerships

5.14: AHEAD Talks - A Series of Short Expert Talks on Various Subjects

• 5.14 - Accommodating Musicians (PDF)
• 5.14 - Misophonia (PDF)
  
  

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6.1: Accommodations on Both Sides of the Desk: Accommodations Processes for Student Employees, Graduate Assistants, and Other Hybrid Employees

6.2: Centering Deaf Students in Healthcare Education and Training

• 6.2 - Centering Deaf Students (PDF)
  
  

6.3: E-Text Accommodations for Students with Print-Related Disabilities: Resources and Tips

• 6.3 - E-Text Accommodations (PDF)
  
  

6.4: The Role of Disability Resource Professionals on Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs)

• 6.4 - The Role of Disability Resource Professionals (PDF)
  
  

6.5: Leading a Disability Services Office in Challenging and Complex Environments

6.6: Leveling the Playing Field: Increase Reach While Reducing Cost With AI Technology

• 6.6 - Leveling the Playing Field (PDF)
  
  

6.7: Hybrid and Online Learning in STEM Programs

• 6.7- Checklist Accessible (PDF)
• 6.7 - Overcoming Barriers in Hybrid and Online Learning (PDF)
  
  

6.8: Promoting Full Participation: Remote Access as a Key to Retention

• 6.8 - Promoting Full Participation (PDF)
  
  

6.9: Disrupting Ableism by Engaging Student Affairs Staff in Division-Wide Disability Justice & Access Education

• 6.9 - Disrupting Ableism (PDF)
• 6.9 - Disrupting Ableism Worksheet (WORD)
  
  

6.10: Collaborative Data Collection and Reporting: Using Data to Support Students’ Needs

• 6.1- Collaborative Data Collection and Reporting (PDF)
• 6.1 - Qualtrics Survey Template (PDF)

6.11: A Sensory Pop-Up Experience: Leveraging Campus Partnerships to Create Inclusive Sensory Friendly Spaces

6.12: ETS Updates and Tips for Assisting Test Takers with Accommodation Requests

• 6.12 - ETS Updates and Tips (PDF)
  
  

6.13: Innovative Approaches to Support College Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI): A Growing Population with Unique Needs

6.14: Crack the Memory Aid Code: How Collaboration with STEM Faculty Prompted the Creation of Clear, Usable Memory Aid Guidelines & Examples

• 6.14 - Crack the Memory Aid Code (PDF)
  
  

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7.1: Musings from the Trenches: Three Institutional Approaches for Developing, and Implementing an ADA Transition Plan

• 7.1 - Musings from the Trenches (PDF)
  
  

7.2: Clinicals, Practica, Placements, Student Teaching, and Other Off-Campus Learning Experiences: Accommodations, Policy, and Practice

• 7.2 - Clinicals, Practica, Placements, Student Teaching, and Other-Off Campus Learning Experiences (DPF)
  
  

7.3: Accommodations: The Importance of Effective Decision-Making Processes

• 7.3 - Accommodations (PDF)
  
  

7.4: Specific Student Sub-Populations: Campus Collaborations to Maximize Your Office Effectiveness and Resources

• 7.4 - Specific Student Sub-Populations (PDF)
• 7.4 - Campus Collaborations (PDF)
  
  

7.5: Up, Up and Away to Leadership!

• 7.5 - Up up and away to leadership (PDF)
  
  

7.6: Developing and Implementing an Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy in Higher Education

• 7.6 - AAC Decision Framework (PDF)
• 7.6 - Case Study (PDF)
• 7.6 - Developing and Implementing an ICT Accessibility Policy (PDF)
• 7.6 - Group Work Where Does It Belong (PDF)
• 7.6 Developing and Implementing an Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy in Higher Education (PDF)
  
  

7.7: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in STEM Majors – a Discussion Session

7.8: Intersecting Identities in Higher Education: A Panel Discussion About "Triple Cripple" Experiences

7.9: A Positive Approach to Transforming Practice: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Develop and Enact Socially-Just Disability Resources

• 7.9 - A Positive Approach to Transforming Practice (PDF)
  
  

7.10: Hot Topics in Neurodiversity:  A Facilitated Community Discussion

• 7.10 - Hot Topics in Neurodiversity (PDF)
  
  

7.11: Accessing Graduate School: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Collaboration between Disability Services Professionals and Disabled Graduate Students

7.12: A Skills Building and Barrier Removal Approach to Notetaking Accommodation Requests

• 7.12 - A Skills Building and Barrier Removal Approach (PDF)
  
  

7.13: To Pee, or Not to Pee? That Is Just One Question. Exploring Policy in Facilitating Accommodated Testing

7.14: A Look at Current Research: Three Topics

• 7.14.1 - A Look at Current Research (PDF)
• 7.14.2- The Pathway to Independence (PDF)
  
  

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8.1: Disability Services and ADA/504 Coordinator Collaboration: Fostering Comprehensive Disability Support

• 8.1 - Disability Services and ADA-504 Coordinator (PDF)
  
  

8.2: Disability Access in Health Science Education: Listserv in real time – An Interactive Panel

8.3: Let's Be Honest: What No One Told Us About Working in Accessibility Services, and Why We Stay

• 8.3 - Let's Be Honest (PDF)
  
  

8.4: Developing a Reasonable Accommodation Policy Using an Equity Framework

• 8.4 - Developing a Reasonable Accommodation Policy (PDF)
  
  

8.5: Tell Your Office Story: Linking Your Activities and Accomplishments to Your Mission/Vision

• 8.5 - Tell Your Office Story (PDF)
• 8.5 - Handout DSS-SA 2016-17 Annual Report Template (PDF)
• 8.5 - Handout Linking Services to Mission Vision (WORD)
  
  

8.6: Wait... It's That Easy? Using Built-In Accessibility Features on Everyday Devices

• 8.6 - Wait...It's That Easy (PDF)
  
  

8.7: DeafTEC Wrap-up

8.8: Looking Inwards: Self-Auditing your Office Towards Anti-Racism and Disability Justice

8.9: Dual Enrollment: What Happens When High School Students With Accommodations Also Enroll in College Courses?

8.10: Audio Description: Access for Students Who Are Blind

8.11: Meeting Faculty in their Domain: Collaboration Tips and Techniques for Increasing Accessibility within the Classroom

• 8.11 - Meeting Faculty in their Domain - Resources (WORD)
• 8.11 - Meeting Faculty in their Domain (PDF)
  
  

8.12: The Reasonable Accommodations Less Traveled in International Exchange

8.13: Improve Math Success and Graduation: Focusing on Learning Strategies, Collaboration, New Accommodations, Course Substitutions, OCR Rulings & Case Studies

8.14: AHEAD Talks - A Series of Short Expert Talks on Various Subjects

• 8.14 - Building Resilience (PDF)
• 8.14 - The Need for CATS (PDF)
  
  

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