At the college level, 是否选择自我披露要求服务是学生的权利. 这是一个非常私人的决定,我们在学生残疾资源尊重, 而且只有学生才能为自己做决定. Students seeking services at Penn State must self-disclose 需要学术住宿,辅助援助,和/或服务的办公室 他们正在就读的腾讯分分彩平台校园的学生残疾资源.
Self-disclosing means that:
- 家长或学生以外的任何人不得确定学生有残疾或代表学生要求服务.
- Students must initiate the process, actively participate in the process, 并在请求/提供住宿的过程中与学生残疾资源直接互动/联系.
为了使学生的障碍或缺陷被认为是残疾, 学生必须通过文件证明该障碍/损伤符合2008年《腾讯分分彩平台官网》(ADAAA)第二章和1973年《腾讯分分彩平台》第504条对残疾的定义. 残疾被定义为严重限制一项或多项主要生活活动的身体或精神损伤.
Due to the number of students we serve, we strongly suggest applying for services as soon as possible; early on in the semester prior to the semester you wish to receive accommodations. Please keep in mind; this is a multi-step process that takes time to complete. 如果在此过程中任何时候需要额外的信息, the procedure of reviewing documentation can be delayed, which may also delay the delivery of academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and/or services.
As part of building self-advocacy skills, 学生完成这些步骤/表格是非常重要的, not the parent or other concerned individual. If you are not certain how to answer a question, 请随时向家长或其他有关人士寻求建议, but students should enter the answers themselves.
申请学术住宿、辅助和/或服务的流程
步骤1. 通过在线介绍性问卷进行学生自我披露
寻求残疾住宿的学生必须向宾西法尼亚州立大学阿宾顿分校的残疾学生资源中心自我披露对服务的需求. This is done through the online Introductory Questionnaire. 您将回答有关您的诊断和学术需求的问题, such as the name and description of your diagnosis, how your diagnosis affects your learning, accommodations you’ve had in the past, 等., 因此,在你开始在线介绍性问卷之前,一定要收集所有必要的信息. Contact us at [email protected] to let us know when you’ve completed the questionnaire.
步骤2. Student Completes Paperwork
一旦你的介绍性问卷被收到并审查, we will send you a registration packet to your PSU email. Please read through, complete and return to [email protected].
步骤3. Student Collects Diagnostic Documentation
每个学生都需要提交由目前正在为您寻求住宿的诊断进行治疗的有执照的专业人员提供的诊断文件. 获取文件是学生的责任,并且必须是最新的. If documentation is old or outdated, which may vary depending on your diagnosis, 你可能需要回到你的专家那里了解你的最新情况. For some, this may require retesting. Any documentation submitted must meet Penn State's disability-specific documentation guidelines in order to be eligible for accommodations. Please review the guidelines prior to submitting documentation.
步骤4. Student Submits Documentation and Paperwork
把你的文件提交给阿宾顿学生残疾资源办公室.
步骤5. Documentation Review
Once the information is received (documentation, registration packet, 和在线问卷)文件被审查和评估,以确定是否符合腾讯分分彩平台的文件指南, 如果学生的障碍/缺陷符合残疾的标准. A clinical diagnosis is not synonymous with a disability. That is, 足以作出临床诊断的证据可能不足以确定一个人在主要生活活动中受到实质性限制. 如果提交的文件没有充分说明学生目前的功能障碍或描述该障碍/障碍如何严重限制一项或多项主要生活活动, additional information will be required.
步骤6. Intake Interview
If documentation guidelines and eligibility have been met, 学生将与残疾学生资源协调员联系,安排入学预约. 在入学面试中,学生的障碍/缺陷和学术历史被讨论, services are explained, 以及学生和腾讯分分彩平台的权利和责任. 学生应该预计入学评估将花费大约一个小时.
步骤7. Holistic Review
学生残疾资源协调员将审查学生从在线介绍性问卷中提供的所有信息, self-evaluation, documentation, 并对入住人员进行面谈,以确定所要求的住宿是否合适. 如果文件支持请求,将确定住宿条件.
步骤8. Accommodation Letter
学生在入学面试后不久就会收到该学期的住宿信. Timelines may vary depending on the time of year. The letter will list the appropriate accommodations, but never the specific disability, which is strictly confidential.
In order to receive the accommodations, 你需要将你的住宿信与你希望使用住宿的每一位教授分享. You are strongly encouraged to meet with professors at the beginning of each semester. 也许有必要在课外约时间讨论这个问题. 你有责任讨论你的住宿条件,以及如何在每门课程的背景下对他们感到满意. 教授检查这些设施,以确保它们不会改变班级的基本特征. After the professor signs off on the accommodations, 教授在这学期剩下的时间里为学生提供住宿.
Please refer to the following links for more information.
Reasonable Accommodations Overview
Parents' Role in the Reasonable Accommodation Process