CM251 - Students with Disabilities: Legal Obligations and Opportunities

This course provides faculty, staff, and administrators with an understanding of the legal mandates regarding equal access for students with disability. More importantly, it provides a practical framework to help institutional personnel know what to say and do in the context of their defined role and interactions with students with disabilities. Topics include the civil rights nature of applicable Federal law, definitional issues, the impact of disability on traditional education activities and pursuits, reasonable accommodations, and the unique responsibilities of faculty, staff, and administrators as prescribed by their position.


 

Course Reviews


Course Rating
"Fantastic course! This was my first course and, based on my experience with it, I will be taking more!"
"Lots of good information that is usable in any field of education!"
"This information is truly invaluable. It is not only a refresher for the veterans but it also must know information for any new Admissions representative. This course will educate us on taking the proper steps towards assisting students with any kind of disabilities. "
"This course should be mandatory for everyone. It clearly defined Section 504/ADA and how it applies to Title ll and Title lll Funding. I enjoyed the course."
"Prior to taking this course, I did not expect to acquire much additional information concerning students with disabilities. However, to my surprise, I found the course very informative and interesting. I would strongly recommend it for all professionals in the field. "
"I liked the course because even though some of the things I already knew, but had forgotten about and some I hadn't a clue of the importance of it. It was great to know someone is concerned about our students and staff."
"Thanks, I learned a lot from this course. It should be an orientation tool for all faculty."
"This course has been very beneficial to my learning and finding out about students with disabilities. "
"I feel like I have a better understanding of the ADA guidelines and the law surrounding it. The scenarios and terminologies were helpful"
"This course was masterfully done! Very, very good information."
"Helpful and useful"
"The course is very well done, well structured, and very helpful to for my position. Thank you!"
"Great content. I have been an ADA Compliance Officer for 15 plus years and this was one of the best online courses that I have taken. Well played!"
"I learned a lot and feel this course is a good course to take. Thanks "
"I believe that this knowledge base course is essential for instructors and its platform helped me easily learn components needed to learn such as application and hands on integration with students by providing and receiving feedback. "

Course Structure


Course Format

  • Can Start Anytime
  • Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
  • 4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

  • Study Course Content
  • Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Certificate of Completion

  • 4 Hours of Continuing Education
  • Available for download at the end of the course

Technology Requirements

  • A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Speakers or headphones

Course Objectives


Module 1: Legal Obligations and Opportunities!

  • Learn how Section 504 and the ADA apply to higher education.
  • Understand the definition of key terms, including 'person with a disability' and 'otherwise qualified.'
  • Explore the circumstances under which an accommodation would not be reasonable.
  • Differentiate between institutional responsibilities/rights, and student responsibilities/rights in implementing 504/ADA.
  • Learn how implementation changes and expands with new populations/new technology; examples of students with Autism, service/support animals, new technologies and online learning.

Module 2: The Impact of Disability

  • Learn how the concept of functional limitations is more important than disability diagnosis in determining need/accommodation.
  • Explore the impact of vision, hearing, and speech disabilities on classroom and educational pursuits.
  • Understand the implications of significant mobility and health impairments both in and out of the classroom.
  • Learn how the functional limitations of LD/ADHD can create barriers to traditional academic and co-curricular activities.
  • Understand the barriers faced by students with psychological disabilities and appropriate response to their needs.

Module 3: The Accommodation Process

  • Learn the important distinction between accommodations provided for access and services that support student success.
  • Understand how documentation of the student's functional limitations provides a blueprint for accommodation.
  • Determine the nature and scope of responsibility for assigning and facilitating accommodations in your environment.
  • Practice creative problem solving in devising unusual solutions to accommodation challenges.
  • Understand how the concept of Universal Design provides a healthier blueprint for the successful inclusion of students with disabilities.

Module 4: What Is MY Role?

  • Recognize how perceptions of traditional roles and practitioners can limit opportunities for students with disabilities.
  • Differentiate between appropriate questions for pre and post admissions conversations regarding the student's disability.
  • Learn the basic principles guiding development of legally defensible technical standards.
  • Learn how to separate honest responses from pre established biases regarding the abilities of people with disabilities.
  • Understand the limits of the Admissions representative's purview legally and under institutional policy.

Module 5: Community TV

  • NA

Module 6:

  • NA

Lounge Group


This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career College Lounge, a learning community of career college professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.

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