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11/3/2019 Accommodation Landscape in the Residential, Dining, Recreational and Programmatic Settings Dr. Jane Holahan, Executive Director of the Weingarten Learning Resources Center, The University of Pennsylvania Annie Tulkin, MS, Founder and


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Accommodation Landscape in the Residential, Dining, Recreational and Programmatic Settings

  • Dr. Jane Holahan, Executive Director of the Weingarten Learning

Resources Center, The University of Pennsylvania Annie Tulkin, MS, Founder and Director of Accessible College, LLC

Introductions

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Agenda

 Applicable laws and campus spaces  Role of the student  Less common and more complex accommodations  Challenges  Opportunities  Questions

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The Laws and the Campus Spaces

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Applicable Laws and Campus Spaces

➢ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ➢ Academic, Residential, Recreational,

Programmatic, and Dining

➢ Fair Housing Act ➢ Residential ➢ Section 504 ➢ Academic, Recreation, and Programmatic

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The Student’s Role

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Residential Setting

 Housing accommodation process  Request  Timelines  Applicable laws: ADA and FHA  Examples of requests:  ADA accessible room  Emotional Support Animal (ESA)/Therapy animal  Single room  Private bathroom  Personal Care Attendant

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Scenario 1 (Residential)

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Scenario 1

 A student who uses a wheelchair has a Personal Care

Attendant (PCA) that lives in the residence hall with him. There is a fire alarm in the middle of the night and the student did not know that the PCA stepped out of the

  • room. The student is unable to evacuate.

 What do you think the student should do in the

moment?

 What recommendations would you have for this student

to help him if this situation arises in the future?

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Recreation

 Access to campus gym/workout/recreation facilities  ADA and Section 504  Students with disabilities can also request adaptive/specialized gym

equipment

 Auxiliary aides  Examples of requests:  Chair lift for pool  Accessible changing facilities  Adaptive fitness equipment  Moving gym equipment to allow for wheelchair and mobility

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Scenario 2 (Recreation)

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Scenario 2

 A student who is a wheelchair user is also a Paralympic

  • swimmer. She uses a chair lift to enter the pool; however

, the chair lift has been broken on 3-4 occasions, which means that she asks the lifeguards, university employees, to lift her in and

  • ut of the pool. She has reported the issue to the director of

the recreation center , but it’s a recurring issue.

 Who should the student speak with about this issue, and how

can she convey her concerns?

 What concerns should the university have in terms of

liability?

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Dining

 Applicable law: ADA  Dining accommodation process  Requests  Reasons for requests:  Allergies  Eating Disorder  Examples of requests:  Allergen-free/gluten free  Exemptions

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Scenario 3 (Dining)

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Scenario 3

➢ A student has a severe nut allergy, and the dining services

staff has assured her that they will be able to accommodate the student. The student is supposed to ask the staff to use a new cutting board, pan and utensils when making her food. Most of the time the student remembers.

➢ What suggestions do you have for the student to make

sure that she is eating safely in the dining hall?

➢ What challenges do you think may arise?

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Programmatic

 Sporting events, concerts, speakers  ADA and Section 504  Non-academic settings and the ADA  Process for requesting accommodations  Examples of requests:  Sign language interpreter  Accessible Seating  Accessible transportation  Food accommodations (allergy/gluten free)  Seating in specific location

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Scenario 4 (Programmatic)

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Scenario 4

 A Deaf student would like to attend a talk given by a

famous speaker on campus. The event description did not give any instructions on who to contact if an accommodation such as a sign language interpreter is needed.

 Is the university required to provide this

accommodation?

 What should the student do?

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Challenges and Opportunities

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Challenges and Opportunities

 Challenges  Education for staff, faculty and students  Funding  Opportunities  Education for staff, faculty and students  Universal Design

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Questions?

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