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Typical Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures for accommodating students with disabilities in postsecondary settings in accordance with legal requirements varies by institution. The following links are examples of policies and procedures from 2-year and 4-year institutions in the United States.

Access Disabled Assistance Program for Tech Students at Georgia Institute of Technology
http://www.adapts.gatech.edu/

Arizona State University
http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/policies.htm - DRC Policies and Procedures.
https://campus.asu.edu/downtown/DRC-FAQ - Faculty Resources.
http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/services.html - DRC Services.
http://lib.asu.edu/disability - Access for Disability Accommodations.

California Community Colleges
Guidelines for Producing Instructional and Other Printed Materials in Alternate Media for Persons with Disabilities:
http://www.htctu.net/publications/guidelines/altmedia/altmedia.htm

California Polytechnic State University
http://drc.calpoly.edu/content/resources/faculty_staff - Faculty FAQs about students with disabilities.

Colorado State University
http://lamar.ColoState.EDU/~ckfgill/ - Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD).

The Disability Resource Center Utah State University
http://www.usu.edu/~drc/ - USU Faculty Manual on Students with Disabilities.

Distance Education Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities
http://www.htctu.net/publications/guidelines/distance_ed/disted.htm

Lee College
http://www.lee.edu/counseling/#dis - Handbook for Students with Disabilities and a guide for faculty.

Michigan State University
http://www.msu.edu/unit/ophs/

Northwestern University
http://www.northwestern.edu/disability/ - Services for Students with Disabilities.

Ohio State
http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/ - Faculty handbook regarding students with disabilities.

San Diego State University
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/sds/

Tunxis Community College
http://tunxis.edu/offices-departments/academic-support-center/disability-services/

University of California - Berkeley
http://dsp.berkeley.edu/ - DSS comprehensive handbook for faculty

University of California - Irvine
http://www.disability.uci.edu/Forms_Publications/faculty_teaching_tips.php - comprehensive handbook for faculty, teaching assistants, and academic counselors

University of Florida
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/faculty.php

University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/DisabilityResourceCenter/

University of Missouri
http://disabilityservices.missouri.edu/faculty/index.php - Faculty Tips for working with Students with Disabilities.

University of Michigan
http://ssd.umich.edu/article/ssd-handbooks - faculty handbook.

University of Montana
http://www.umt.edu/dss/

University of North Carolina
http://cfe.unc.edu/pdfs/TeachforInclusion.pdf

University of Southern California
http://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/facultyinformation.html - information for professors and instructors in the classroom.

University of Washington
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/ - UW Commitment to diversity including students with disabilities
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/inclusive/ - inclusive education information from the Center for Instructional Development and Research

University of Wisconsin Madison
http://www.wisc.edu/policies/wwwap.php - Campus Web Accessibility Policy.
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/ - Web Accessibility Resources.
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/ - DoIT (division of info tech) Technology Accessibility Resources.
http://www.mcburney.wisc.edu/ - McBurney Disability Resource Center.