Laying the Foundation: An Introduction to Access for Newer Disability Resource Professionals
Elisa Laird-Metke, Samuel Merritt University and Melanie Thornton, University of Arkansas
July 9 and 10, 2019
Boston, Massachusetts
The following are links are:
- Items mentioned during the pre-conference that the presenters promised to send
- Resources that respond to specific questions from participants
If you were in this session and were told by us that we would send something that is not here, contact Melanie at mthornt@uark.edu and we’ll make sure to add it.
Historical Foundations: Civil Rights and Activism
- Explore Access Update: Language and Disability
- Lives Worth Living Documentary
- Rooted in Rights
- Short History of the 504 Sit-In
- Society for Disability Studies
Legal Foundations
- ADA Case Law Database
- ADA National Network
- Department of Justice: ADA.gov
- Office of Civil Rights, Regional Offices
- OCR Reading Room
Universal Design
- Introduction to Universal Design Principles
- Universal Design for Learning
- Universal Instructional Design
Student Interview and Documentation
- AHEAD: Supporting Accommodation Requests: Guidance on Documentation Practices
- AHEAD: The Professional’s Guide to Exploring and Facilitating Access
Digital Access
Accessible Documents and PowerPoint
- Explore Access: Creating Accessible Word Documents
- Explore Access: Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
Books in Alternate Formats
- Access Text Network
- Bookshare.org
- Learning Ally
- National Library Services: Braille and Audio Reading Download
Social Media
Web Accessibility
Campus Outreach
Reflection on Office Practices
Specific Accommodations and Practices
Grievance Process Examples
On-Campus Transportation
Concerns About Self-Harm
Animals and Access
- ADA National Network: Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
- Bazelon Center: Right to Emotional Support Animals in “No Pet” Housing
- Explore Access: Service Animals on Our Campus: Quick Facts (PDF)
- See Spot in the clinic: Service animals in clinical rotations
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Section 504
- US Department of Justice: Service Animals
- US Department of Justice: FAQs on Service Animals and the ADA
Access and Health Sciences
- Exceptional Nurse
- National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
- Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities
- Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education
- Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses (AMPHL)