Faculty & Staff

A reasonable accommodation is any modification or adjustment that will enable a qualified student with a disability to participate in a course, program, facility, activity or service and includes adjustments to assure that a qualified individual with a disability has rights and privileges equal to students without disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may include academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, services, or modifications for facilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) stipulates that postsecondary institutions are responsible for providing necessary accommodations when a student discloses a disability. Providing accommodations does not compromise the essential components of a course or curriculum, nor do they weaken the academic standards or integrity of the course. Accommodations provide an alternative way to accomplish course requirements by eliminating or reducing disability related barriers. Accommodations provide a level playing field, not an unfair advantage. Under federal disability law, only if a student has disclosed a disability are postsecondary institutions responsible for providing accommodations.

Modifying Individual Course Instruction
Alternative Forms of Coursework and Testing Material
Adaptive/Assistive Software and Technology
Different Types of On-campus Support Centers
Classroom Accommodations
Additional Time for Coursework, Testing and Assignments
Disability Resource Centers/Counselors

Auxiliary Aid

A reasonable auxiliary aid might include adaptive equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, hearing aids are some examples) assistive technology (audio players-recorders, timers, reading guides, calculators, writing supports, graphic organizers are some examples) FM systems, electronic textbooks or books in alternative formats, computers for testing, etc.

Services

A reasonable service may include a reader for tests, note-taker for a course, test proctors, sign language interpreters, real-time captioning, etc.

Auxiliary Aids and Services

Auxiliary Aids and Services are broad terms, including such considerations as but not

limited to:

Adjustable lighting
Sound amplification
Note-takers
ASL interpretation
Speech to text interpretation
Use of a computer for in-class exams and in-class writing assignments
A reduced distraction environment, whenever possible, for in-class exams
Extra time for in-class examinations and in-class writing assignments
Alternative book and test formats

Auxiliary Aids and Services are tailored to an individual’s situation, taking into account the nature of their disability, their prior experience with specific academic adjustment or modification, and the context of the learning environment and course content.

Reasonable Accommodations

Note-taking Assistance
Priority Schedules
Test Accommodations (extended time
Recording Lectures
Tutoring
Preferential Seating
Copies of Handouts
Lecture Notes
Readers for Exams
Scribes for Exams
Reduced Distraction Environment for Testing
Personal and Private Feedback
Option to not be Called On in Class
Academic Adjustments for Oral Presentations
Sign language interpreter
Visual Aids
Course Substitutions
Flexible attendance requirements
Frequent breaks during or in between classes
Other…

Disability Types

Low Vision
Blindness
Hearing Loss
Learning Disability (Dyslexia-Reading, Dyscalculia-Math, Dysgraphia-Writing, Auditory Processing Deficit, Visual Processing Deficit, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Mobility/Motor Impairment
Speech Impairment
Chronic Health Conditions
Autism Spectrum Disorders (autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, PDDNOS, and childhood disintegrative disorder)
Cerebral Palsy
Intellectual Disability
Other Health Impairment (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, heart conditions, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette Syndrome)
Traumatic Brian injury
Temporary Disabilities
Other…

STAFF VOLUNTEER POLICY

Staff Volunteer Policy

December 6, 2011 (version 3)

In order to live our mission to promote the inherent dignity of all people, social justice, and an ethic of service, Calumet College of St. Joseph has established a policy to encourage all employees to volunteer.

Calumet College believes volunteering can garner the following benefits: improve relationships with the surrounding community, improve its public image, improve leadership and interpersonal skills of its employees, increase sense of self-worth for the employees, support the quality of life in the community, and give capacity to provide community services that otherwise might not be possible.

The policy is as follows:

Subject to approval all employees can be allocated up to three hours of release time, during normal employee work hours, per month to volunteer for a non-profit agency. The non-profit service must not contradict Calumet College’s mission and values.
The employee must receive prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor and provide proof of the volunteer time completed.
The employee will not receive overtime pay or compensation time for his/her volunteer activities.
Employee must complete absent request form and turn form in to the Human Resource Department.