AARC

Description of AARC's

The AARC’s are a committee of faculty and academic staff representatives from various departments and units on campus. Their function is to educate their unit, advocate and represent the best interest of people with disabilities, and assist in the adaptation/accommodations process of each unit. This committee also advocates for “universal design” across campus.

You Are the Key To Accessibility

PowerPoint Presentations

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HANDOUTS (Microsoft Word documents [.doc])

• Universal Design Supplement
  
  
• Faculty and Staff Survey of Knowledge of Disabilities and Recent Legal Decisions
  
  
• Fast Facts for Faculty/Interns
  
  
• HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT ADA/SECTION 504 DECISIONS
  
  
• Keys to Effective Compliance
  
  
• Procedures For Reduced Course Loads
  
  
• Reasonable Accommodation
  
  
• Responsibility for Funding Reasonable Accommodations Policy
  
  
• Testing Accommodations
  
  
• Why Provide Equal Access for Persons With Disabilities
  
  
• UW SYSTEM Policy on Individuals with Disabilities

Do It Flyers: (Microsoft Word documents [.doc])

• A Project to Help Postsecondary Educators Work Successfully with Students Who Have Disabilities
  
  
• Equal Access Student Services
  
  
• Glossary of Disability Related Terms
  
  
• Programs and Resources
  
  
• Real Connections Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
  
  
• Working Together Faculty and Students with Disabilities
  
  
• World Wide Access Accessible Web Design

DAIS Handouts (Microsoft Word documents [.doc])

• Admissions
  
  
• Athletics
  
  
• Career Services
  
  
• Counseling and Advising
  
  
• Financial Aid
  
  
• Residence and Dining
  
  
• Student Activities/Student Life