Faculty Information

 

Getting Started

DR 1001: Intro to Disability Resources
Information about disabilities
A new perspective on disability
Communicating with people with disabilities

Back to Basics

Basics 1: Basics of Disability Access
Basics 2: Where Do I Refer this Student?
Basics 3: What's New for Fall 09?
Sample Syllabus Statements

Accommodating Students at UMD

Test Accomodation Information
Test Accommodation FAQ
Note taking Facts
Note taker class announcement
Working with an Interpreter

Mentoring Students with Disabilities
Interested faculty are invited to contact any DR staff for more information.

Differences between secondary and post-secondary disability law
Request form for class presentations
FAQ

Student Mental Health Module
Some practical strategies and ideas for working with students with psychological disorders.

Classrooom accessibility and Universal Design
Universal Design on-line modules
Two new interactive, multimedia on-linelearing modules from CAST (Center for
Applied Special Technology) that introduce the theory, princilples and application
of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

The Faculty Room - A comprehensive on-line resource for faculty, staff and administrators

Universal Design of Instruction from the Faculty Room
Universal Design in Higher Education Power Point Presentations
Disability Conditions & Instructional Strategies
Distance Learning and Accessibility - Resources on Accessible Distance Learning for students and faculty

From Do-It (a streamed video): Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone. Issues to consider when designing courses to fully include all students and instructors, including those with disabilities (12 minutes)
World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
Considerations for making Web pages accessible to people with disabilities
(11 minutes)
Computer Access: In Our Own Words
Students with disabilities share computer access issues and solutions and demonstrate their uses of adaptive technology, computer applications and the Internet - a good "awareness" piece to begin a presentation on Web access, universal design of technology, adaptive technology overview, etc.
(10 minutes)

See how adaptive equipment is used - a video

Making Course Content Accessible to Students with Disabilities