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Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009Conversation with an Expert on Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
From the Interim Provost
Members of the college faculty are invited to a special forum and conversation, “Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities,” from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 16, in E. H. Butler Library 210. This event will feature a national expert on disability law and practice, L. Scott Lissner, Ph.D., who is visiting the college to conduct a peer-review site visit of theDisability Services Office. A reception with Lissner will take place from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. by Friday, November 13, to Amy Rosen-Brand, interim director of disability services, 878-4500, if you plan to attend.
Lissner is the ADA coordinator and associate of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at the Ohio State University. He serves on the boards of directors for ADA-OHIO and the Association on Higher Education and Disability, the editorial board for Thompson’s Section 504 Compliance Handbook, the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues, and the Ohio Secretary of State’s ADA Advisory Committee, among other appointments.
Lissner will provide an update on changes in the law and general policies about providing classroom and testing accommodations for students linked with the Disability Services Office.
As part of the peer-review, Lissner invites faculty and staff feedback on the Disability Services Office, general campus access, and campus climate as it relates to disability. If you have feedback, positive or negative, please e-mail Lissner any time between now and November 19. Lissner will factor perceptions and information into his report and will not identify individuals providing input.
Questions about Lissner’s presentation or his visit to campus can be addressed to Charles B. Kenyon, associate vice president and dean of students, 878-4618.
