[Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab

[Ron Stewart]

I would think they are also contrary to the recent Louisiana Settlement, the
SCTC Settlement and the Berkley settlement as well. 

 

Ron Stewart

 

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Sheryl Burgstahler
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 3:33 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab

 

In this policy, it appears that MIT is requiring more hoops for students
with disabilities to go through in order to gain access  to the MIT
technology they need to use when compared with other MIT students. They also
seem to be be only assured access to the specialized technology they need in
a segregated rather than integrated setting and (perhaps) even have fewer
total access hours each week than other students. If a student with a
disability needs the equipment in ATIC to work on a project with a person
who does not have a disability, must this second person come in as a guest
and stay a maximum of ten minutes? Also, is the termination policy
consistent with that for other MIT students? 

 

Are these restrictions contrary to the spirit of the ADA?

 

Sheryl

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Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT
Affiliate Professor, Education
University of Washington, Box 354842
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-0622          FAX 206-221-4171
http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb
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On Apr 14, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kathleen Cahill wrote:





Hi Susan,

 

Here is the lab user agreement we ask our students to read and sign.  

 

Kathy

 

Kathleen Cahill

MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)

77 Mass. Ave. 7-143

Cambridge MA 02139

(617) 253-5111

kcahill at mit.edu

 

 

From: Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: Access Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 at 1:31 PM
To: "dsshe-l at listserv.buffalo.edu" <dsshe-l at listserv.buffalo.edu>, Access
Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab

 

For those of you with an adaptive/assistive tech lab for student use.we are
in the process of writing a few new policies, and wondered what other people
have in place as far as policy in their lab.  Would love to see them if you
have them.

 

Thanks.

 

Susan Kelmer

Alternate Format Coordinator

Disability Services

University of Colorado

303-735-4836

 

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