- Advocacy
- Adaptive Computer Lab
- Confidentiality
- Equipment Checkout
- Test Proctoring Services
- ASL / RTC Interpreters
- Notetaker
- Research Assistant / Lab Assistant
- Textbooks: Alternate Formats
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Disability ServicesSTUDENTSSome of the most commonly used accomodations are described below. Please click on each link for a brief description.
Not all accommodations are appropriate for each student, and a determination of appropriateness is based on review of the disability documentation presented at the time of intake. Answers to specific situations should be directed to a professional staff member at Disability Services. Advocacy: Disability Services advocates for the student with disabilities. Advocacy includes helping the student understand University policies and procedures, as well as communicating individual needs to faculty and staff. Disability Services communicates on the student's behalf, when necessary, to the faculty and staff in order to have the fullest provision of the student's needs met. A primary goal for the Disability Services is to assist all students to become their own best advocate for the future. Click here to learn more about using Bobby to determine web site accessiblity. Confidentiality: All information provided to Disability Services is considered confidential and cannot be released without a specific release of information. At any time a student wishes Disability Services to release information, they must fill out a release and designate specifically to whom and for what purpose the information is to be released. No person, including parents or instructors, can request information without the permission of the student receiving services. All information for active students will be kept on file for a period of seven years. All documentation of disability is kept separate from all other information. Only the Coordinator of Disability Services and the director of DRC have access to documentation of disability. This is to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity for accommodations to UNLV. Equipment Check-out: Disability Services offers various types of equipment for our students to use. Some equipment is available for checkout, including 4-Track Recorders/Players, Standard Cassette Recorders/Players and Pocketalkers - a portable device that amplifies sound with a directional microphone, while minimizing background noise. Textbook Accommodations: Generally, textbooks can be converted into alternative formats such as audio, enlarged print, or computerized text. This conversation is to allow students with text access disabilities access to the text materials. Any student using alternative text materials will meet with a DRC staff member to identify the style and type of alternative text needed to accommodate their disability. It is recommended that all textbook accommodations be coordinated at least two months prior to the start of the new semester. Testing Accommodations Students with disabilities that require accommodations for taking exams can use testing accommodations with Disability Services. Testing accommodations ensures access to the test materials and provides an environment conducive to taking exams. Exams can be converted into alternative formats for students with print access disabilities and a distraction limited environment for those with attention difficulties. All testing accommodation is provided on an individual request and takes place in the DRC office suite. ASL / RTC Interpreters American Sign Language and Real Time Captioning are accommodations provided to students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Any student has difficulty access the spoken word in the classroom, may need an interpreter to assist with appropriate translation of the spoken word. All students needing interpreting services need to coordinate their interpreters through Disability Services. It is advisable that interpreter requests be made at least two months prior to the start of the new semester. Any non-classroom coordination requires at least 72 hours notice. Notetaking Accommodations Note-taking accommodation allow students with disabilities, both physical and Learning, access to class lecture. Note-takers are fellow students in the class. They take notes for themselves, under direction from Disability Services, come to DRC to copy their notes and leave them for the student with a disability under a code number. Generally, note-takers do not know the identity of the student for whom they are taking notes and students with disabilities do not know who is taking the notes. This is to ensure confidentiality of both note taker and students with disabilities. Research Assistant / Lab Assistant The role of a Research Assistant is to work with the Disability Services student, to retrieve books and articles from the library. This role includes looking up the information in the library's search computers. If photocopying is required, the student should notify the Disability Services that copying is expected of the Research Assistant prior to the beginning of the assignment. The role of the Lab Assistant is to work with the student during a lab class. The Lab Assistant assists the student with the physical aspects of the lab assignments. The Lab Assistant functionally acts as the students hands or eyes, in order to the complete the assignment during class. The student must provide specific instructions to the Lab Assistant in order to complete the assignment. The Lab Assistant will comply with all safety regulations required in the class. When clarification on a particular step is needed, it is the student's responsibility to interact with the teacher. Only in rare cases does the Lab Assistant ask the teacher directly. Students who are eligible for a Research Assistant or Lab Assistant may make the request when they sign the contract of services. Disability Services will hire and train the assistant. UNLV Library: Library Home Page: http://library.nevada.edu Library Services to Patrons with Disabilities To obtain information regarding ADA Compliance Services, contact the Thomas & Mack Center Guest Relations Department at (702) 895-0974. Disclaimer for External Links The sites below are not sponsored nor endorsed by Disability Services or UNLV. The inclusion of links on the web is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, products, or services offered on these outside sites, nor the organizations sponsoring these sites. Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD): Self Help for Hard of Hearing: Postsecondary Education Programs Network:
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