The Student Services Conference Room
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The Student Services Conference Room
The Student Services Conference Room is a space for staff and administrators at postsecondary institutions to learn how to create facilities, services, and information resources that are accessible to all students, including those with disabilities. Much of the content is duplicated in other publications, training materials, and web pages published by DO-IT. It includes six primary areas that address issues faced by postsecondary campus service staff:
Universal Design
Strategies for creating (universal design) student services that are
accessible to students with a wide range of abilities and
disabilities.
Accommodation
Strategies
Strategies for modifying (accommodations) student services so that
they are accessible to students with a wide range of abilities and
disabilities.
Rights and
Responsibilities
The rights and responsibilities of student services staff
and students
with disabilities regarding accommodations.
Resources for Student Services Staff
Resources to help staff fully include students with
disabilities
in their student services.
Resources for
Trainers and Administrators
Resources for staff and administrators who provide professional
development and support campus service units in making their
programs, services, and resources accessible to students with
disabilities.
Searchable Knowledge Base
A searchable database of frequently asked questions, case
studies, and promising practices related to
how postsecondary staff and administrators can make
student services fully accessible to students with disabilities.
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