ARC Continues The Spring 2023 AHEAD Webinar Series

Announced on: Thursday, Mar. 02, 2023

Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) continues the series of engaging, thought-provoking webinars offered through the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).

The Spring 2023 Webinar Series was created to address current issues that face all institution types. Sessions will address early career guidance, provide deeper responses to recurring questions that arise on the AHEAD Community discussion boards, and to address ongoing desires for training that connect disability identities to other intersectional identities and experiences. Content experts on particular disability types will offer insight on how professionals at any level can improve institutional responses to particular student needs.

Our next webinar is:

Would This Be a Fundamental Alteration? Practical Guidance for Working with Students and Faculty, Presenters Jamie Axelrod, M.S., Director of Disability Resources, Northern Arizona University; and Adam Meyer, Ph.D., Director of Student Accessibility Services, University of Central Florida.

Tuesday, March 7, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Zoom webinar ID#: 890 3503 0980
Passcode: g1RNTN1Dmg

"Although some accommodation requests are fairly routine to consider, other requests could fundamentally alter the course, program, or activity, and therefore may not be an appropriate accommodation to implement. How can we make that determination and feel sure about our decision? This workshop will guide practitioners through scenarios that frequently arise in this work, including requests for remote attendance, extra time on skills-based or lab exams, and flexible deadlines. Presenters will provide a framework for consulting with faculty, eliciting necessary information from students and establishing a sound process for evaluating the request, and when necessary, determining if it constitutes a fundamental alteration."

For a full list of sessions, live webinar IDs and passcodes, and previous session recordings, visit ARC's Spring 2023 AHEAD Webinar Series page.

Please contact Mary Cox in ARC at mccox@csuchico.edu or 530-898-5959 with questions or if there are any issues connecting to a webinar.