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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

devices

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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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