Disability Resource Center

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1 Disability Rsourc Cntr MISSION STATEMENT Th mission of th Purdu Disability Rsourc Cntr (DRC) is to nsur qualifid studnts with disabilitis qual accss to all Univrsity programs, srvics, and activitis. Th DRC supports studnts with disabilitis by coordinating rasonabl and appropriat accommodations, ducating th Univrsity community about disability issus and rights, and promoting an informd and inclusiv campus nvironmnt that activly addrsss individual and institutional barrirs. VISION STATEMENT Crat a living and larning nvironmnt whr all studnts contributions ar valud and whr th idas of univrsal accss and inclusivity bcom th foundation for campus lif. PROGRAM GOALS: DRC staff will: Provid qual accss to ducation for all studnts with disabilitis at Purdu Univrsity. Tach slf-advocacy skills for studnts with disabilitis to carry with thm from th univrsity to th mploymnt stting. Educat and rais awarnss for all campus constitunts rgarding disability issus and rights. Proactivly promot a truly accssibl, inclusiv Purdu nvironmnt. Encourag and provid guidanc to th campus community to plan for full accss to buildings, programs, activitis, ducation, and onlin from th projct planning procss to implmntation. Balanc th nds of th individual studnts with nds of th Univrsity. Provid rsourcs to nabl Purdu Univrsity constitunts to mt th lgal mandats of th Amricans with Disabilitis Act (ADA) and th Rhabilitation Act of LEARNING OUTCOMES DRC studnts will idntify, through an intractiv procss with a DRC Accommodation Spcialist, individual acadmic limitations and th appropriat accommodations for studnt succss as vidncd by an accommodation lttr. (Tools: mting with accommodation spcialist, accommodation lttr) As a rsult of mting with an accommodation spcialist, DRC studnts will b abl to articulat thir lgal rights and rsponsibilitis, and xplain how to fil a grivanc if accss is dnid or hindrd as vidncd by obsrvation by th accommodation spcialist. (Tool: signd handout) DRC studnts will dmonstrat carr prparation skills as vidncd by mting with a staff mmbr from th CCO to discuss job-rlatd skills, plan for long-trm carr growth, jobsking stratgis, and accommodations and slf-advocacy skills at work. (Tool: CCO contact data) DRC studnts will us assistiv tchnology to lvrag thir strngths and work around or compnsat for spcific larning problms and improv thir ovrall larning (Tool: Assistiv Tchnology Cntr (ATC)contact data) ASSESSMENT PLAN To nsur that progrss is bing mad toward th aformntiond DRC goals and dsird larning outcoms th following assssmnt practics will b initiatd and/or continud this yar: Studnt data: Track contacts with CCO and ATC. 1 P a g

2 Longitudinal data rports from th Offic of Institutional Rsarch, Assssmnt, and Effctivnss including DRC studnt rtntion and graduation data Programming information? Information around ducating th campus? CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENT SUCCESS Th DRC contributs to th institutional goal of nhancing rtntion rats, graduation rats, GPA succss, and satisfaction lvls of Purdu studnts by: Contributing to th Univrsity Cor Larning Outcoms of Crativ Thinking and Intgrativ Larning Dtrmining and implmnting acadmic adjustmnts and auxiliary aids. Providing us of th DRC Tsting Cntr to administr xams with appropriat acadmic adjustmnts to studnts with disabilitis. Continud support to studnts by ongoing implmntation of th Ey to Ey mntoring program, th Pr Mntoring program, and th GAME group. Conncting studnts to ky campus rsourcs including th ATC, CAPS, CCO, Acadmic Succss Cntr, SI, and Vtran s Succss Cntr. Providing studnts with disabilitis individualizd acadmic coaching. Providing accss to altrnat format cours print matrials for studnts with print disabilitis who othrwis would not hav accss at all or might b so ovrwhlmd by slowr rading rats that thy might not b abl to kp up with thir studis. Conducting mtings with all collg Dans and ky campus partnrs to ncourag thm to think accss first. Th DRC also contributs to th Gallup-Purdu Indx 1 findings by: a. Showing or dmonstrating thy car about studnts as individuals i. Working on on on with studnts to idntify ducational barrirs and idntify accommodations to provid qual accss to ducation. ii. Dvloping matrials and programs to provid support to mt th spcific nds of individual studnts with disabilitis. b. Hlping studnts gt involvd in xtra-curricular activitis and organizations. i. Providing accommodations, including CART, for vnts and mtings ii. Hosting studnt groups including Pr Mntors and Ey-to-Ey Mntor programs. NOTABLE CHANGES FROM DRC s and Accomplishmnts Addd four nw positions including thr nw accommodations spcialists and a nw tsting proctor Workd with th Businss offic and th Provost s offic to updat th budgt to rflct currnt nds basd on growth in numbrs of studnts srvd Continud to srv incrasing numbrs of studnts with disabilitis and studnts with tmporary disabilitis sking srvics. o : 23 o : 11 o 2015: 67 Exprincd continud growth in utilization of th DRC Tsting Cntr 1 For mor information: 2 P a g

3 Workd with Studnt Succss to provid information and incrasd outrach to nw studnts and parnts during orintation programs Participatd in all major information fairs and vnts. Continud working with ITaP on dvloping lctronic accommodations lttrs to rplac th papr accommodation lttrs w currntly us. Rollout to bgin in th, 2016 Continud work towards updating and rvising all accommodation policis and procdurs. Continud transition to using th Daisy Format for all -txt in Altrnativ Formats. Rviwd and updatd of all tst cntr policis and practics Usd data kpt in Bannr to produc data rports summarizing disability information (i.., disabilitis primary disabilitis, ligibility for acadmic accommodations, ligibility for auxiliary srvics, and functional limitations), studnt dmographic information (i.., gndr, vtran program status, rsidncy, studnt population, classification, trm GPA, cumulativ GPA, acadmic standing, collg, STEM counts, campus, and thnicity) and DRC Tsting Cntr counts. Mt with th nw Faculty Advisory Committ in fall and spring. d not-takr paymnt practics to maximiz rsourcs whil continuing to provid ffctiv not-takr srvics to DRC studnts. Implmntd nw procdurs for dtrmining housing and dining accommodations procdurs for rsidncs and dining courts. Workd with rprsntativ from th Provost s offic and campus partnrs to dvlop nw solutions to campus tsting challngs. Workd with th Provost s offic and Spac Managmnt to dvlop a plan for moving DRC to a mor accssibl location DRC rcivd two grants this yar: $1000 from Shll for studnt outrach and $1000 from.? Th Dirctor attndd th national AHEAD confrnc in Minnsota in July. Th Dirctor and Assistant Dirctor of Acadmic Adjustmnts attndd th NCTA Tsting confrnc in Sptmbr. OUR DATA S attachd: Appndix A Tsting Cntr Data Appndix B Longitudinal Rport OUR STORY In th 1970 s, a group of Purdu studnts pionrd a movmnt at Purdu to incras disability accssibility on campus. Th Rhabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination basd on disability in programs supportd by fdral agncis, gav studnts th foundation to propos that changs b mad to incras physical accss. s includd ramps, curb cuts, nw lvators, additional accssibl sating and rstrooms in athltic facilitis, and incrasd numbrs of handicap-accssibl parking spots. In 1987, Dr. Btty Nlson bcam th Purdu Univrsity Dan of Studnts. As Dan, Dr. Nlson hlpd stablish Purdu s first Disability Rsourc Cntr. In 1990, th Amricans with Disabilitis Act bcam law. Titl II of th ADA prohibits all stat and local govrnmntal ntitis, including public collgs and univrsitis, from discriminating against popl with disabilitis. Univrsitis must mak rasonabl accommodations in ordr to provid studnts with disabilitis an qual opportunity to participat in courss, programs, and activitis. This includs xtracurricular activitis. Ths accommodations includ acadmic adjustmnts or modifications such as xtndd tim for tst taking or complting cours work; substitution of spcific courss to mt dgr 3 P a g

4 rquirmnts; modification of tst taking or prformanc valuations. Accommodations can also tak th shap of auxiliary aids and srvics such as qualifid sign languag intrprtrs, not takrs, radrs, braill, larg print, and lctronic formats of print matrials, (-txt) and adaptiv quipmnt. Th mission of th Purdu Disability Rsourc Cntr (DRC) today is to nsur qualifid studnts with disabilitis (long-trm or short-trm) qual accss to all Univrsity programs, srvics, and activitis. Th DRC supports studnts with disabilitis by coordinating rasonabl and appropriat accommodations, ducating th Univrsity community about disability issus and rights, and promoting an informd and inclusiv campus nvironmnt that activly addrsss individual and institutional barrirs. YEARLY CYCLE & TIMELINE Studnts rqusting accommodations must idntify thmslvs to th offic and provid documntation of thir disability. Studnts may slf-idntify at any tim during th yar. Basd on documntation and information providd by studnts, a profssional judgmnt is mad to dtrmin whthr or not studnts ar ligibl to rciv acadmic adjustmnts and auxiliary aids. Studnts who ar dmd ligibl for srvics ar thn rgistrd with th DRC. Acadmic adjustmnts and auxiliary aids and srvics ar dtrmind on a cas-by-cas basis. Studnts ar thn providd with accommodation lttrs to shar with thir faculty mmbrs. Th lttrs outlin th accommodations that nd to b providd. Studnts, according to thir choic, participat in courss with or without accommodations. Cours accommodations may b r-valuatd on an asndd basis. DRC administrs accommodatd xaminations with faculty rqust throughout th smstr and during final xams wk. BENCHMARK PROGRAMS Th DRC Acadmic Adjustmnts and Accommodations ara bnchmarks against th following programs: DRC participats in a Big Tn Disability Srvics Dirctor s group. Th DRC Dirctor conducts polls and gathrs bnchmarking information from that group. Th DRC dirctor rsarchs bst practics usd by othr disability srvics programs and lgal prcdnt to guid DRC practics. Th DRC also utilizs th following rsourcs to stay up-to-dat on rsarch and bst practics: AHEAD (Association for Highr Education and Disability) Disability Complianc and Highr Education (nwslttr summarizing lgal dcisions prtaining to disabilitis) Profssional confrncs and wbinars a. AHEAD (Association for Highr Education and Disability) b. IN-AHEAD (Indiana Association for Highr Education and Disability) c. LDA-IN (Larning Disability Association of Indiana) d. ASA (Autism Socity of Amrica). Grat Laks ADA (Amricans with Disabilitis Act) wbinars f. Salom Hyward, JD (prsntr for ADA Accssibility Education sminars) 4 P a g

5 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT Gnral opportunitis: DRC is planning to mov to a mor accssibl, mor cntral location to bttr srv our studnts. Th mov should afford som opportunitis for raising funds for th nw spac. DRC will work with th Faculty Advisory Committ to incras faculty outrach in th coming yar. DRC will b incorporating a fundraising sction into our nw wbsit. DRC ladrship is planning to participat as a rcipint in Purdu s nxt day of giving. Futur growth: Studnts DRC has xprincd 65 studnt growth ovr th past fiv yars. DRC Tsting Cntr has xprincd consistnt growth vry smstr in accommodatd tsting in our Cntr sinc whn th Cntr opnd. Futur growth: Staff Th utilization of -txt and othr altrnativ formats by studnts has incrasd, strtching th rsourcs of th two full tim altrnativ formats staff mmbrs. Although tmporary staff and studnt workrs wr hird to hlp fill th gap, this is a tmporary solution, with its own drawbacks. Training tmporary altrnativ formats workrs is tim intnsiv and studnts oftn only stay for a smstr. Studnt and tmporary workrs cannot complt mor tchnical, complicatd altrnativ formats tasks such as crating tactil diagrams. In th coming yar, thr will b a budgt proposal for a nw altrnativ formats staff mmbr. LEGEND Assistiv Tchnology Cntr (ATC) Cntr for Carr Opportunitis (CCO) Counsling and Psychological Srvics (CAPS) Disability Rsourc Cntr (DRC) Asprgr s Support Group (GAME) Association on Highr Education and Disability (AHEAD) national profssional organization for disability srvics in highr ducation 5 P a g

6 APPENDIX A: TESTING CENTER DATA Disability Rsourc Cntr 2015 Acadmic Priod: Disability Information Rgistrd Studnts with Disabilitis 1100 Primary Disability ADD/ADHD 383 Larning Disability 187 Psych Condition 166 Chronic Mdical Condition 119 Tmporary 67 Autism Spctrum 44 Nurological Condition 36 Hard of Haring 33 Visual Impairmnt 23 Traumatic Brain Injury 14 Mobility Impairmnt 10 Communication Disordr 6 Blind 6 Daf 6 All Disabilitis ADD/ADHD 442 Larning Disability 230 Psych Condition 221 Chronic Mdical Condition 144 Tmporary 70 Autism Spctrum 50 Nurological Condition 50 Hard of Haring 34 Visual Impairmnt 29 Traumatic Brain Injury 18 Communication Disordr 11 Mobility Impairmnt 11 Blind 6 Daf 6 6 P a g

7 Functional Limitations Maintaining sustaind attntion 577 Slowr rat of information procssing 182 Slowr rat of cognitiv procssing 101 Slowr rat of rading 95 Causs th nd to occasionally miss class 94 Rading comprhnsion 81 Information rcall 71 Fin motor skills 71 Nd to tak braks during class/xams 67 Writtn xprssion 62 Occasional nd to lav class or xams 47 Mchanics of writing 42 Mathmatical calculations 41 Mobility 37 Haring information prsntd in class 36 Procssing auditory information 34 Sing matrial prsntd in class 31 Word idntification 29 Intrprting social situations/dynamics 28 Consistntly attnding class 28 Occasional nd to at or drink in class 22 Walking 19 Difficulty with oral communication 14 Standing and/or sitting 13 Lifting 11 Staying awak 9 Acadmic Accommodations (Prmannt and provisional) EXAMS-150 timd xams and quizzs 620 EXAMS-Distraction-rducd nvironmnt for xams 614 MATERIALS-Nots/Outlins/Powr Points 394 PERMISSIONS-Studnt to rcord lcturs 241 EXAMS-200 xams and quizzs 193 PERMISSIONS-Prfrntial sating 184 PERMISSIONS-Computr/assistiv tchnology for 167 class BREAKS-Flxibility with absnc 113 BREAKS-Lav th classroom/tak braks 104 ASSIGNMENT-In-class assignmnts agrmnt 94 PERMISSIONS-Cours accss to srvic providr 92 EXAMS-Privat location 85 EXAMS-Computr/assistiv tchnology for xams 74 ASSIGNMENT-No pnalty for 68 splling/grammar/comp ASSIGNMENT-Extnsion on assignmnts 66 7 P a g

8 Acadmic Accommodations (continud) EXAMS-Approvd calculator for xam 62 EXAMS-Altrnativ tims for xams 60 EXAMS-Tmporarily lav an xam 57 BREAKS-Lav or arriv 5-10 minuts 53 OTHER-S Addndum 48 EXAMS-No scantron for tsting 41 EXAMS-Radr for Tsting 37 MATERIALS-Classmat willing to provid copis of class 37 nots PERMISSIONS-Eat and/or drink in th classroom/xam 34 EXAMS-Scrib for Tsting 32 MATERIALS-Fac th class whn taching 31 EXAMS-Qustions during xams 28 PERMISSIONS-Sit/stand/mov during activitis 27 MATERIALS-Us an assistiv listning/transmitting dvic 24 EXAMS-Approvd formulas for xam 23 ASSIGNMENT-Oral prsntations agrmnt 15 PERMISSIONS-Tracking instrumnt on xams 14 MATERIALS-Utiliz mdia with captioning 14 PERMISSIONS-War hadphons/arbuds 12 PERMISSIONS-Altrnativ chair/tabl/dsk 11 MATERIALS-Dscrib spcific trms 11 EXAMS-200 xams and quizzs with writtn componnt 10 EXAMS-200 math xams and quizzs 8 EXAMS-150 xams and quizzs with writtn componnt 8 MATERIALS-18-point font 7 PERMISSIONS-War hat/visor/sunglasss 6 EXAMS-Way to rcord answrs for xams 5 ASSIGNMENT-No pnalty for fail to participat in 5 discussion MATERIALS-22-point font 5 EXAMS-Oral xam for tsting 5 EXAMS-150 math xams and quizzs 3 EXAMS-300 xams and quizzs 2 MATERIALS-30-point font 2 MATERIALS-Matrials convrtd to Braill 1 EXAMS 250 math xams and quizzs 1 EXAMS 250 xams and quizzs 1 EXAMS-300 xams and quizzs with writtn componnt 1 8 P a g

9 Eligibl for Auxiliary Srvics Altrnativ Tsting Environmnt 847 Assistiv Tchnology Cntr 228 E-Txt 227 Nottakr 188 Priority Rgistration 131 Exam Radr 40 Exam Scrib 38 Parking 33 Accssibl Classroom/Lab 29 Tutoring 29 Housing 28 Captioning 13 CART 12 Scrib 9 Typwll 9 Radr 4 Caption Mic 4 Tapd Txt 4 Dmographic Information Gndr Mal 618 Fmal 480 Vtran Program Chaptr 33-Post 9/11 GI Bill 3 Chaptr 31-Voc Rhab 4 Ch. 33 Child Post 9/11 GI Bill 3 Chaptr 35-Surv/Dp Ed Assist 1 Ch. 33 Yllow Ribbon Child 1 Avrag Ovrall (Cumulativ) GPA: 2.87 Undrrprsntd Minority 123 Ethnicity Whit or mor racs 29 Hispanic/Latino 61 Nativ Hawaiian or Othr Pacific Islandr 0 Asian 36 Unknown 21 Intrnational 47 Black or African Amrican 45 Amrican Indian or Alaska Nativ 2 Rsidncy Non-Rsidnt 603 Rsidnt 448 Intrnational 47 9 P a g

10 Classification Frshman: 0-14 hours 29 Frshman: hours 95 Sophomor: hours 87 Sophomor: hours 114 Junior: hours 123 Junior: hours 121 Snior hours 130 Snior 105+ hours 278 Graduat 101 Profssional First Yar 7 Profssional Scond Yar 4 Profssional Third Yar 4 Profssional Fourth Yar 5 Collg (Primary Program) Collg of Tchnology 147 Collg of Halth & Human Sci 142 Collg of Libral Arts 131 Graduat School 99 Collg of Agricultur 87 Collg of Scinc 80 School of Managmnt 67 First Yar Enginring 53 School of Mchanical Engr 49 Exploratory Studis 31 School of Elc & Computr Engr 30 School of Industrial Engr 29 School of Aro and Astro Engr 26 Collg of Education 24 School of Chmical Enginring 20 Doctor of Pharmacy 11 School of Civil Enginring 11 Vtrinary Mdicin 9 Pr-Pharmacy 9 School of Agr and Bio Engr 7 Vtrinary Tchnology 6 Tmporary 5 School of Intrdisciplnry Engr 5 School of Biomdical Engr 5 School of Matrials Engr 4 Collg of Pharmacy 4 Graduat Profssional 2 School of Nuclar Enginring 2 Construction Enginring Mgmt 2 School of Environ & Ecol Engr 1 10 P a g

11 Campus Wst Lafaytt 1079 Nw Albany 7 South Bnd 5 Kokomo 4 Richmond 2 Columbus 1 Acadmic Standing - End of Smstr Continud Good Standing 963 Probation 95 R-Admit on Probation 20 Good Standing 11 Grads < 3.0 GPA 9 11 P a g

12 APPENDIX B: LONGITUDINAL REPORT Disability Rsourc Cntr 2015 Acadmic Priod: Studnts with Disabilitis Primary Disability* 2010 ADD/ADHD Autism Spctrum Blind Chronic Mdical Condition Communication Disordr Daf Hard of Haring Larning Disability Mobility Impairmnt Nurological Condition Psych Condition Tmporary Traumatic Brain Injury Visual Impairmnt Total *Studnts may hav multipl disabilitis, only th primary disability is countd in this tabl P a g

13 All Disability Typs* 2010 ADD/ADHD Autism Spctrum Blind Chronic Mdical Condition Communication Disordr Daf Hard of Haring Larning Disability Mobility Impairmnt Nurological Condition Psych Condition Tmporary Traumatic Brain Injury Visual Impairmnt Total *Studnts with multipl disabilitis will b countd mor than onc Acadmic Accommodations Summary* 2010 ASSIGNMENT Accommodations BREAK-Rlatd Accommodations EXAM Accommodations MATERIALS Accommodations OTHER-S Addndum PERMISSION to modify classroom activity Total *Includs prmannt and provisional accommodations. Studnts ar typically ligibl for multipl accommodations P a g

14 Functional Limitations* 2010 Causs th nd to occasionally miss class Consistntly attnding class Difficulty with oral communication Fin motor skills Haring information prsntd in class Information rcall Intrprting social situations/dynamics Lifting Maintaining sustaind attntion Mathmatical calculations Mchanics of writing Mobility Nd to tak braks during class/xams Occasional nd to at or drink in class Occasional nd to lav class or xams Procssing auditory information Rading comprhnsion Sing matrial prsntd in class Slowr rat of cognitiv procssing Slowr rat of information procssing Slowr rat of rading Standing and/or sitting Staying awak Walking Word idntification Writtn xprssion Total *Studnts may hav multipl functional limitations P a g

15 Auxiliary Srvics* Accssibl Classroom/Lab Altrnativ Tsting Environmnt 8 61 Assistiv Tchnology Cntr Caption Mic Captioning CART E-Txt Exam Radr Exam Scrib Housing Intrprtr Nottakr Parking Priority Rgistration Radr Scrib Tapd Txt Tutoring Typwll Total *Studnts ar oftn ligibl for mor than on auxiliary srvic. 15 P a g

16 Acadmic Accommodations Dtail* 2010 ASSIGNMENT-Extnsion on assignmnts ASSIGNMENT-In-class assignmnts agrmnt ASSIGNMENT-No pnalty for fail to participat in discussion 40 0 ASSIGNMENT-No pnalty for splling/grammar/comp -7 1 ASSIGNMENT-Oral prsntations agrmnt BREAKS-Flxibility with absnc BREAKS-Lav or arriv 5-10 minuts BREAKS-Lav th classroom/tak braks EXAMS 250 xams and quizzs EXAMS 250 math xams and quizzs EXAMS-150 xams and quizzs with writtn EXAMS-150 math xams and quizzs EXAMS-150 timd xams and quizzs EXAMS-200 xams and quizzs EXAMS-200 xams and quizzs with writtn EXAMS-200 math xams and quizzs EXAMS-300 xams and quizzs EXAMS-300 xams and quizzs with writtn EXAMS-Altrnativ tims for xams EXAMS-Approvd calculator for xam EXAMS-Approvd formulas for xam EXAMS-Computr/assistiv tchnology for EXAMS-Distraction-rducd nvironmnt for EXAMS-No scantron for tsting EXAMS-Oral xam for tsting EXAMS-Privat location EXAMS-Qustions during xams EXAMS-Radr for Tsting EXAMS-Scrib for Tsting EXAMS-Tmporarily lav an xam EXAMS-Way to rcord answrs for xams MATERIALS-18-point font P a g

17 Acadmic Accommodations Dtail* MATERIALS-22-point font MATERIALS-30-point font MATERIALS-Classmat willing to provid copis of class nots MATERIALS-Dscrib spcific trms MATERIALS-Fac th class whn taching MATERIALS-Matrials convrtd to Braill MATERIALS-Nots/Outlins/Powr Points MATERIALS-Us an assistiv listning/transmitting dvic MATERIALS-Utiliz mdia with captioning OTHER-S Addndum PERMISSIONS-Altrnativ chair/tabl/dsk PERMISSIONS-Computr/assistiv tchnology for class PERMISSIONS-Cours accss to srvic providr PERMISSIONS-Eat and/or drink in th classroom/xam 3 79 PERMISSIONS-Prfrntial sating PERMISSIONS-Sit/stand/mov during activitis PERMISSIONS-Studnt to rcord lcturs PERMISSIONS-Tracking instrumnt on xams PERMISSIONS-War hat/visor/sunglasss PERMISSIONS-War hadphons/arbuds Total *Includs prmannt and provisional accommodations. Studnts ar typically ligibl for multipl accommodations. 17 P a g