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High 学校: Section 504 of the 康复 Act of 1973 需要 school 区 to 提供 FAPE to 学生 with a 残疾 in their 管辖范围内. The 区 is 要求 by law to 识别 the 学生的 教育 needs and to 提供 related aids and 服务 to meet those needs.

大学: 大学 are not 要求 to 提供 FAPE. They are 要求 to 提供 the 适当的 学术 调整 to ensure equal access to 教育.

High 学校: The 适用的 law is the 个人 with 残疾 教育 Act (IDEA) which is about 学生 success.

大学: The 适用的 law is the 美国人 with 残疾的人 Act (ADA) which is about 提供 equal access.

High 学校: An 个人 教育 Plan (IEP) or 504 plan is used to 确定 学术 住宿. The school 区 提供了 the 评价 at no cost. The 文档 focuses on 确定 whether or not a 学生 is 符合条件的 for 服务 based on 具体的 类别 in IDEA.

大学: The IEP and 504 plan are 通常 not 足够的 forms of 文档. The 评价 Team Report (ETR) is the most helpful for those 过渡 from high school to BW. 文档 的指导方针 are 不同的 and specify 信息 needed for 具体的 残疾 类别. 学生 may obtain an 评价 at their expense. 文档 must 提供 OAE with 信息 on the 功能 限制 and 演示 the need for the 合理的 住宿(s) 要求.

High 学校: Parents have access to 学生 记录, can 联系 老师 for progress or grades, can 提倡 for the 学生 and 参与 in the 住宿 process.

大学: The parent does not have access to 学生 records without the 学生的 written consent per the Federal 教育 Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The 学生 becomes a self-提倡 and 参与 in the 住宿 process. In 另外, parents may not 联系 faculty for 信息 about the 学生的 progress in the course or grades.

High 学校: A plan is 制定 for the 学生. 老师 receive a copy so they have a 彻底的 理解 of the 残疾 and 住宿. A yearly meeting is 要求 of 老师 and 通常 an 辅助 service person to 讨论 progress and set goals.

大学: 教练 receive an emailed Letter of 住宿 (LOA) which 概述了 学术 住宿 the 学生 needs to have equal access. Faculty does not have access to 具体的 诊断 data unless 提供 by the 学生. The 学生 is 负责任的 for meeting with OAE and 教练 to 讨论 any areas of concern.

High 学校: The IEP or 504 plan may include 修改 to test format, 无限的 test time and grading. Testing in high school is often 频繁, 覆盖 small amounts of 材料 and 老师 提供 学生 with 提醒 of 赋值 due dates.

大学: 无限的 test time and 修改 to test format are not 合理的 住宿. 住宿 on how tests are 管理 (e.g., 合理的 扩展 test time and a reduced 分散注意力 testing 环境) are 可用 when 支持 by 文档.

High 学校: 老师 may make 修改 to the 课程 and alter the pace and due dates of 作业.

大学: 教授 are not 要求 to modify 至关重要的 学术 需求 of 欧博allbet and 指令 that 从根本上 alter 教育 欧博allbet or 妥协 学术 标准. 此外, BW does not waive 至关重要的 program 需求 or permit 替换 for courses deemed 至关重要的 to its 学术 欧博allbet. 学生 are 分配 实质性的 amounts of work that may or may not be 解决 in the course. 学生 are 负责任的 for 回顾 class notes, texts and 材料 and 提交 作业 by the due dates listed on their course syllabi.

High 学校: 辅导 and 学术 support may be 服务 包括 in the IEP or 504 plan. There is 通常 someone who assists the 学生 with 自我管理 of tasks, 作业 and 优先级.

大学: 辅导 and 学术 support 服务 are not 学术 住宿 提供. It is the 学生的 责任 to make 任命 and utilize 可用 学术 support 服务. BW has 辅导 可用 for most 主题, but not all. 学生 are 最终 负责任的 for 自我管理; 然而, 学术 训练。 is 可用 as a 资源 to help with 优先级 and time 管理.

Self-Disclose

You need to 披露 your 残疾 to OAE by sending an email to 残疾@ngskmc-eis.net. Under the ADA and the 康复 Act, people with 残疾的人 have a right to equal 教育 机会. By law, a 学生 is not a person with a 残疾 until he/she chooses to 识别 as such and request 保护 from 歧视. If a 学生 does not 披露 a 残疾 and follow the 过程中, he/she is 负责任的 for the 学术 outcome.

完整的 OAE Online 应用程序

For 学生 new to 可访问的 教育, 完整的 the 应用程序 for 住宿 using the 可访问的 教育 Online System. Please have your BW ID number ready and use your BW email address. If you have any 问题 please 联系 残疾@ngskmc-eis.net.

Click here to begin your 应用程序.

Submit 适当的 文档

Current 文档 of your 残疾 and the 残疾问题 need for any 具体的 住宿(s) being 要求. Current 文档 is 必要的 for 验证 目的 and to 确定 合理的 学术 住宿. The cost of the 文档 is your 责任.

If you do not have 文档 to upload during your 应用程序, you will receive an email with a 文档 upload link. Please share this link with your 诊断医生 or 医疗保健 提供者, who can upload the 文档 on your behalf. Also, 文档 can be emailed to 残疾@ngskmc-eis.net or sent to our 保密 fax, (440) 826.3832. Please Note: 提交 of 文档 does not 保证 批准 of the 要求 住宿(s).

Please use the general 文档 的指导方针 and 适当的 验证 forms (位于 under forms, below) to assist in the 文档 process.

Attend a Student Welcome Meeting

Upon receipt of the 应用程序 and 文档, OAE will 时间表 a 学生 welcome meeting. The purpose of the 学生 welcome meeting is to 讨论 the impact, nature and 功能 限制 of the 残疾 and to 确定 which, if any, 学术 住宿 are 合理的 and 适当的. 适当的 住宿 are 确定 on an 个人, 个案 basis.

通常情况下, the process of 注册 with OAE is quite quick. Factors that may hold up the 登记 process may 包括: 提交 of 适当的 支持 文档, 调度 and 参加 the 学生 welcome 会议上, and timing of the request during the 学期.

可访问的 Housing Policy

可访问的 Housing 应用程序

Please 联系 the office of 住宅 life at (440) 826-2114 or reslife@ngskmc-eis.net for 信息 on 情感 support animals in 大学 housing.

Please 联系 the office of 住宅 life at 440-826-2114 or reslife@ngskmc-eis.net for 信息 on service animals in 大学 housing.

To obtain 适当的 信息, please use one of the 后 验证 forms based on your 记录 残疾. A 合格的 医疗保健 提供者 or 诊断医生 should 完整的 the form and fax it 直接 to the OAE 保密 fax at (440) 826-3832. OAE 储备 the right to request 额外的 文档.

验证 Forms:

• 注意 赤字/多动 障碍 (ADHD)
• Autism 光谱 障碍 (ASD)
• 沟通 障碍
• Hearing 障碍
• 学习 障碍
• 流动性 & Upper 肢体 障碍
• 神经系统 障碍
• 物理 Health 障碍
• 心理 障碍
• 临时 障碍
• Vision 障碍

Release & 交换 of 信息 Form

保密 and Release of 信息 Policy

学生 with 记录 残疾的人 who are 符合条件的 for 适应 testing may request to have tests 普洛克特 in the 适应 testing room in Ritter Library. 住宿 for testing may include 扩展 time, use of a word 处理器 for written exams, a scribe, a reader or a reduced 分散注意力 test 环境. Not all 学生 are 符合条件的 for all of these 住宿 and they are 确定 on an 个人, 个案 basis as 决定 by the 文档.

学生 who wish to have tests 适应 in the 适应 testing room should submit their request in the time frame 概述了 in their LOA. The link to submit their request is emailed to 学生 with their 用户名 and 密码. This link also is 可用 on the OAE Canvas site. Note: Same day 请求 for 适应 testing will not be 批准, and a private testing room cannot be 保证.

Upon 提交 of the 适应 testing 请求, 学生 and faculty will 自动 receive an email 确认. The OAE will approve the 请求, as long as it meets the 适应 testing 参数. Last, faculty will 完整的 an online testing 合同, which 提供了 the OAE with 普洛克特 信息, test receipt and test return.

With 适当的 notice, books will be made 可用 in 备用 format for 学生 whose 文档 of 残疾 支持 the need for 备用 format. BW offers two ways to obtain 备用 book 格式:

1. Bookshare is a free service 提供 to 学生 with visual and 学习 残疾的人 whose 文档 支持 the need for 替代 text formats. 学生 need to 完整的 the Bookshare 应用程序 and submit it to the OAE. The OAE will add the 学生 to BW's 机构 account and submit the 应用程序 to Bookshare. Bookshare will send the 学生 an email with their 用户名 and 密码. 学生 can then search for their 教科书. It is 强烈 推荐 that 学生 have their book list, ISBN number, edition and the 作者的 first and last name before they search. Bookshare also 提供了 a free reader 学生 can 下载.
2. If your books are not 可用 on Bookshare, please submit an 替代 text request through the OAE online system.

脑震荡 管理 Plan

Dining 服务 is 承诺 to 提供 meal options that meet the needs of BW 学生. If you need dietary 住宿、 please have your 医疗保健 提供者 完整的 the 物理 Health 障碍 Form and send it to:
Charles 飞兆, 导演 of 辅助 服务
Baldwin Wallace 大学
275 伊斯特兰 Road
Berea, OH 44017

For more 信息, 联系人:

• Charles 飞兆, 导演 of 辅助 服务: (440) 826-2414 or cfairchi@ngskmc-eis.net
• Marie Oravec, 注册 饮食 技术人员: (440) 826-2348 or moravec@ngskmc-eis.net

Please 联系 the office of 住宅 life at (440) 826-2114 or reslife@ngskmc-eis.net for 信息 on 情感 support animals in 大学 housing.

学生 with 残疾的人 who need 援助 with daily living 活动 or 护理 care within a 住宅 设置 should retain the 服务 of a 个人 care 服务员 (PCA). A PCA 提供了 个人 care or 援助 in daily living 活动, such as 酱, 转移 to and from a 轮椅, 喂养, 个人 卫生 and 导航 the campus. PCA 服务 may 促进 higher levels of 独立的 access and 参与 in BW 欧博allbet, 服务 and 活动. BW does not 提供, 协调 or assume 金融 责任 for PCA 服务.

The 服务 of a PCA can play an 重要的 role in a 学生的 quality of life. The 选择 of the right agency or 个人 and ongoing 有效的 沟通 with the PCA is 至关重要的 for a 成功的 经验. 学生 who require PCA 服务 must make 安排 to secure a PCA and must follow the 政策, 程序 and 的指导方针 below:

Student 责任

• Follow all 适用的 BW 政策, rules, 规定 and 程序.
• If the 学生 wishes to reside in 大学 住房、 the 学生 should follow the 可访问的 housing process and 提供 文档 that 支持 the medical 必要性 of a PCA.
• Secure an 机构 or 私人的, 认证 PCA before 参加 any 大学 活动 (i.e., 放置 测试, 招生, class 出席). BW will not be 负责任的 for 提供 a PCA on an interim basis.
• Provide 文档 that the PCA is 合格的 to perform the 服务.
• Ensure that the PCA 寄存器 with the OAE, the 部门 of safety and 安全, 住宅 life and health 服务.
• Provide a copy of the 合同 between the 学生 and the agency or PCA to the OAE.
• Ensure any PCA 人员 changes are 注册 with the OAE, the 部门 of safety and 安全, 住宅 life and health 服务.
• Direct the 活动 of the PCA while at BW. The 学生 is solely 负责任的 for 确保 the PCA is 充实的 他/她的 责任 for the 学生的 care. BW will not assume 责任 for the PCA or 他/她的 failure to fulfill the 简约 责任.
• Develop an 替代 plan of action should the 定期 分配 PCA not be 可用 to work.
• Pay for all PCA 服务, 包括 but not limited to housing and meal plans if living off campus.
• 学生 are 鼓励, but not 必需的, to select a PCA of the same gender if the PCA will be 协助 a 学生 with bathing or 个人卫生 in a 住宅 hall or shared or public area 卫生间.

PCA Role in Campus Life

• The PCA 协助 a 学生 on campus is 要求 to follow all 适用的 BW 政策, rules, 规定 and 程序.
• The PCA may assist the 学生 before and after class as needed but should wait outside the 教室 unless 援助 during class is deemed 适当的 or 必要的 and 批准 by the OAE.
• It is 一般 不合适的 for the PCA to have 联系 with or ask 问题 of 教师、 staff or others on behalf of the 学生. It is not within the scope of the PCA's 责任 to be 涉及到 in the 学生的 学术 life on campus.
• The PCA should respect the dignity and privacy of the 学生 and refrain from 讨论 保密 信息 about the 学生 with 教师、 staff or other 学生.
• The PCA is only allowed to access the 学生的 住宅 hall while the 学生 is in 住宅.
• If the PCA 违反了 BW 政策, rules, 规定 or 程序, the OAE may 确定 that the PCA may no longer assist the 学生 on BW's campus. If this occurs, it is the 学生的 责任 to secure the 服务 of another PCA.

View BW's reduced course load policy.

View BW's Service Animal Policy, 程序 and 的指导方针.

Please 联系 the office of 住宅 life at (440) 826-2114 or reslife@ngskmc-eis.net for 信息 on service animals in 大学 housing.

临时 障碍

The OAE 提供了 合理的 援助 to 学生 with 临时 障碍 such as 受伤 or acute 疾病 which may require 临时 教室 support. 根据 to the 美国人 with 残疾的人 修正案 Act of 2008, 临时 障碍 are not 被认为是 a 残疾 as they do not rise to this level as 概述了 by the ADA due to the 持续时间 (一般 six months or less) of 症状 or 功能 限制.

文档 is 必需的, and 合理的 援助 is 确定 based on the nature of the impact of the 临时 条件 on an 个人 basis. Note: 运输 服务 are not 提供.

学生 with 临时 障碍 and 感兴趣 in seeking 住宿 must 完整的 the 要求 steps to apply for 住宿 and have their 医生 完整的 and fax the 临时 障碍 验证 Form to (440) 826-3832.

Jacket Access Van

The 采购 Motor Pool 部门 提供了 limited 运输 服务 for 学生 注册 with the Office of 可访问的 教育 (OAE) that have motor 限制 or other 条件 that 显著 affect their ability to travel around campus during extreme weather 条件. 运输 服务 are only 可用 to 学生 with chronic 障碍. 学生 with 临时 损伤/条件 are not 符合条件的 for 运输.

请求 a Letter of 住宿 (LOA) at the 开始 of each term so you can begin 利用 your 住宿 early. The LOA is sent on your behalf as a 学生 with a 残疾 who may need 住宿 in order to have equal access. It is sent 因为 you have a 潜在的 need for 住宿. Even after 住宿 have been 批准 based on a 小心 review of your 残疾 file, you can choose not to use the 住宿(s). 因为 BW cannot force you to use 住宿、 the 责任 for 请求 the LOA is placed in your hands. 教授 will not grant you any 学术 住宿 without your LOA. To ensure your LOA is 收到, it is emailed to you and the faculty.

时间表 a private meeting with your course 教练 to 讨论 your LOA 详细说明 the 批准 住宿 for the 学期. The meeting should take place in a private 设置 to 维护 保密. Be clear and factual. Note: You are not 要求 to 披露 or 讨论 the 细节 of your 残疾. It is your 决定 whether you want the 教授 to know your 诊断。.

Address the 具体的 安排 of your 批准 住宿、 for 例子:

• If you receive 扩展 time on quizzes and 考试, 讨论 how the 调度 will be handled. Will you take the exam with the class or in the 适应 Testing Room?
• If you have a class 立即 after, will you need to 确定 an 替代 time to take the test?
• If you will take your quizzes and 考试 in the 适应 Testing Room, 讨论 the process for 调度 your tests.
• If you will be 记录 讲座, 提供 the 教授 with a signed copy of the 记录 协议 form.
• If you need a 志愿者 网虫, 讨论 how you would like to receive the notes and how you will 提供 paper.
• If you receive 优惠 座位, where do you prefer to sit and how will the seat be 保留?

If you DO NOT 时间表 a 会议上, it will be assumed that you have chosen NOT to utilize your 住宿 for the term. Your 发展 as a 学生 is very 重要的 to BW's 的任务, vision, 政策, 实践 and 程序. It is in your best 感兴趣 to learn 维护自己的权利 in how to 肩膀 the 责任 of 管理 your own 住宿 needs. It will be a 终身 挑战 to 提倡 and support your own success.

合格的 学生 with 残疾的人 have the right to an equal 机会 to 参与 in 欧博allbet offered at BW. 学生 who choose to 锻炼 these rights have the 责任 to 启动 and 参与 in the 住宿 process. 认识到 this, 学生:

1. Have a 责任 to 自我鉴定 as 需要 住宿 in a timely 时尚. The 学生 must 提供 文档 from an 适当的 许可 专业.
2. Have a 责任 to 文档 how their 残疾 affects a 特定的 交付 system, 教学 method or 评价 标准 when 请求 住宿.
3. Have a 责任 to 积极 参与 in the search for 住宿 and 辅助 aids.
4. Have the 责任 of 提交 a request for LOAs and 调度 会议 with 教练 to 讨论 批准 住宿.
5. Have the 责任 to 沟通 to 教授 their 个人 needs and work with them on methods of 住宿.
6. Have the 责任 to 时间表 普洛克特 exams in a timely manner.
7. Have the same 义务 as any 学生 to meet and 维护 the 机构的 学术 and 技术 标准.
8. Have a right to be 评估 based on their 能力, not their 残疾. If their 残疾 affects the outcome of an 评价 method, they are 题为 to an 评价 by 备用 means.
9. Are 题为 to an equal 机会 to learn. If the 的位置, 交付 system or 教学 方法 limits their access, 参与 or ability to 的好处, they have a right to 合理的 调整, to be 确定 by 大学 官员, in those aspects of the course or program to 适应 their 残疾.
10. Are 题为 to an equal 机会 to 参与 in all aspects of the 学术 社区 at a 类似的 level that is 提供 to any 学生.
11. Have a right to appeal 决定 有关 住宿.

Under the 美国人 with 残疾的人 Act (1990) and Section 504 of the 康复 Act (1973), a person has a 残疾 if he or she has a 物理 or mental 障碍 that 大幅 limits one or more of 他/她的 major life 活动 (e.g. 走路, 站着, seeing, 来说, 听力, 呼吸, 学习, working or taking care of 自己), has a record of such an 障碍, or is 认为 as having such an 障碍. Once 承认 to BW, 学生 may choose whether or not to 披露 a 残疾. 然而, 学生 with 残疾的人 will not receive 住宿 unless they 披露 their 残疾 to the OAE, make a formal request for 住宿 (应用程序, 文档 and 学生 welcome 会议) and follow the 大学 程序 for 获得 住宿.

Baldwin Wallace 大学 has a right to 维护 学术 标准, 完整性 and freedom. This 包括 确定 基本 需求 of courses and 欧博allbet, 维护 and 执行 conduct codes. 基本 需求 包括:

• 学术 需求 that are 至关重要的 to 欧博allbet and 指令 (e.g. 拼写 for teacher 教育, math for 工程 majors).
• 住宿 should not 从根本上 alter 教育 欧博allbet or 妥协 学术 标准.

Baldwin Wallace 大学 has a 责任 of 提供 the 后 to a 合格的 学生 with a 残疾:

• Equal access to 教育 欧博allbet, 服务, 设施 and 活动
• 合理的 住宿、 学术 调整 and/or 辅助 aids and 服务
• Written 政策 and 程序.

Below are some 建议 on how 家庭 can help their 学生 with the 过渡 to 大学 life.

1. Upon 欧博allbet to BW, 鼓励 your 学生 to follow the steps for “应用 for 住宿” 概述了 above.
2. Once your 学生 接收 the email from the OAE to 时间表 the Student Welcome 会议上, 鼓励 him/her to 时间表 it as soon as 可能的. Welcome 会议 for 传入的 学生 occur 开始 in August. During the Student Welcome 会议上, your 学生 will meet with the 可访问的 教育 协调员 to 讨论 the 功能 限制 of 他/她的 残疾 and any 适当的 住宿. Your 学生 will also learn how to access 可用 资源. If you 陪 your 学生 to the 会议上, we ask that the 学生 be 准备 to 独立 讨论 他/她的 住宿 needs and be the primary 贡献者 to the 讨论.
3. Once 住宿 have been 批准, it is your 学生的 责任 to utilize the 服务 and follow 必要的 流程, 政策 and 程序.
4. Due to FERPA 规定, BW faculty and staff cannot answer 问题 about your 学生的 course progress or grades. You should 制定 a plan with your 学生 for 沟通 course progress and grade 信息 to you 在 the 学期.
5. 鼓励 your 学生 to be an active 参与者 in 他/她的 教育 经验. This 需要 that your 学生 is both 负责任的 and 负责任的. You can foster 独立 and 责任 by 鼓励 your 学生 to:
   1. Check 他/她的 BW email account 2-3 times each day. Most 通信 from the 大学, faculty and staff will go to BW email.
   2. Respond to email in a timely manner. Since email is the primary form of 沟通, 学生 need to 开发 a habit of 沟通 电子. It is helpful if those 通信 include the 学生的 first and last name, BW ID number, a 问候 or 称呼 and spell check.
   3. 时间表 会议 with 他/她的 教授 to 讨论 问题 about 作业, 困难 with course content or 担忧 about 他/她的 progress in the course.
   4. 时间表 会议 with 他/她的 学术 顾问(s) each 学期. 学生 need to meet with their 学术 advisor to be 发布 for 登记 and to 讨论 下降 类, if needed.
   5. Become 熟悉 with and utilize campus 资源. If your 学生 is upset or having 学术 困难, advise that he/she seek out 资源 on campus, 包括 教师、 学术 顾问, the Office of 可访问的 教育, 咨询 服务, the 学习 Center, 住宅 Life, 登记 & Records or Dean of 学生.
   6. 维护 联系 with the oAE 在 the 学术 year. This 包括 后 流程, 政策 and 程序. Review the Student 手册 to be aware of and comply with 大学 政策, 实践 and 程序. It is also helpful in 理解 BW 社区 and 大学 culture.
   7. Become a self-提倡 欧博allbet 他/她的 残疾. 学生 need to be aware of their 残疾 and their 功能 限制 and then 开发 适当的 coping 策略.
   8. 继续 taking 药物 as 规定. Many 学生 突然 stop their 药物 which can 消极的 impact their 物理、 mental health and 学术 success.

6. If your 学生 is a 通勤者, 鼓励 him/her to stay on campus instead of 返回 home between classes. This will help him/her become part of the BW 社区 and 提供 an 机会 to seek helpful 资源.

There are many free 资源 可用 to 家庭 of 学生 with 残疾的人. Here are a few that the OAE 建议:

Online 资源

• 辅助 Aids and 个人 服务
• BW Speech Clinic
• 准备 for 中学后 教育
• Open Letter from Jane Jarrow A 残疾 服务 expert shares her insight and 担忧 as her 女儿 准备 to enter college.
• Tips for 学生 with 残疾的人 to 增加 大学 Success Article from the 大学 of 华盛顿

Books

• 大学 to Career Road Map: A 四年 Guide to 训练。 Your Student (Parent 版) by Terese Corey Blanck, Peter Vogt and Judith 安德森 (平装书 - Aug. 25, 2006)
• Letting Go (Fifth 版): A 父母的 Guide to 理解 the 大学 Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge 劳伦斯 Treeger (平装书 - Mar. 17, 2009)
• Ready for 起飞: 准备 Your Teen With ADHD or LD for 大学 by Theresa E. Laurie, Ph.D. 梅特兰 and 帕特丽夏 O., M.D. Quinn (平装书 - Nov. 2010)
• Guiding Teens with 学习 障碍: 导航 the 过渡 from High School to 成年 by Arlyn J. Roffman (平装书 - Sep. 4, 2007)
• The 父母的 Guide to 大学 for 学生 on the Autism 光谱 by Jane Thierfeld Brown, 洛林 Wolf, Lisa King, G. Ruth Bork (平装书 - Jan. 2012)