残疾服务(DS)

残疾服务(DS)
Provide accommodations according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 Rehab Act and ADAA guidelines by supporting fair and reasonable accommodations.

Genelle Haney, D.C.
残疾事务处处长

DS注册学生- AIM链接

Faculty– AIM link

Students with documented disabilities may request reasonable accommodations, which will afford them equal access to all educational programs and activities of the University. Requests for reasonable accommodations must be made to Disability Services. 大学遵守所有州和联邦法规，根据美国残疾人法案为教育项目和服务提供合理的便利, 戒毒法第504条和反兴奋剂法案. For more information about disability services or to apply for accommodations, 请按以下连结填写DS申请表.

DS Application

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残疾服务常见问题解答

什么是残疾?

残疾是一种身体或精神上的损害，严重限制了个人的一项或多项主要生活活动. 残疾服务为有残疾记录的严重影响主要生活功能的学生提供服务.

我应该联系谁来了解更多关于残疾服务的信息?

学生对残疾服务有疑问或想要求住宿，请联系博士. Genelle Haney，残疾服务主任，电话:770-426-2725或 Genelle.Haney@LIFE.edu.

获得服务资格需要哪些文件?

学生需要提供来自合格专业人员的证明文件，证明残疾的存在, 残疾的功能限制, 以及大学住宿的建议. An IEP and 504 Plan, while helpful, are not necessarily enough to qualify for services.

I have a disability. 我需要注册这些吗?

We encourage all students with disabilities to register with Disability Services. 即使你觉得你不需要或不想要皇冠搏彩App的服务, it is best to have accommodations in place should you need to use them. 住宿不具有追溯力. 然而，决定权在你. While encouraged, students with disabilities are not required to register with Disability Services. However, 学生只有在残疾服务中心注册并获得批准的住宿，才能获得残疾住宿

有哪些残疾人士服务? 我有资格享受什么服务?

每个学生的服务都是根据多个细节逐一评估的，包括但不限于对日常生活的影响，以及专业人士对解决限制的住宿实施的建议.

ADA学生住宿合规声明

残疾服务已被指定协调大学对《皇冠搏彩App》的整体遵守, ADAA和康复法案第504条, 因为它们适用于学生. 残疾服务维护学生的行动计划, 其中也包含了自我认同陈述. 残障服务协助制定合规策略, coordinates the University’s accommodation processes for students and monitors implementation efforts. 残障服务中心还处理有关合规的询问，并调查与学生住宿和服务请求有关的投诉. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the 残疾事务处处长, Dr. Genelle Haney，残疾人服务中心，电话:770-426-2725或 Genelle.Haney@ LIFE.edu.

504 Coordinator/ADA Compliance Officer: Melissa Waters 770-426-2826 or Melissa.Waters@LIFE.edu.

住宿申请流程

残疾服务主任或其指定人员将审查文件，并将与学生和其他人会面, as needed, to determine the appropriate academic adjustment and/or auxiliary aids and services for the student. 学生将获通知, in a timely manner, 已商定的所有具体调整或服务，以及任何拒绝调整或服务的请求和拒绝的原因.如果学生要求住宿，将修改或取消学生的学术课程/项目的要求, before a decision is made on whether the accommodation can be provided to the student, 残疾服务主任或其指定人员将咨询一名或多名教授和/或管理该学术课程/项目的教员和/或管理人员，并询问该要求对该学术课程/项目的重要性. 她也会问是否, why and how, 在他们的专业学术判断, (a) the requirement in question is essential to the particular academic course/program; (b) changing or waiving the requirement would either lower academic standards or require substantial course/program alteration; (c) the individual student requesting the accommodation has demonstrated a need for the accommodation; and (d) if there are reasonable alternatives to the requirement that are applicable to the individual student. 在与适当的教职员工/管理人员协商后, 残疾服务主任或其指定人员将考虑向他们提供的资料，并决定, consistent with the recommendations of the faculty members/administrators, whether the requested accommodation should be provided to the student making the request, and if not, whether an appropriate alternative exists that can be offered to the student. 残疾服务主任或其指定人员将以书面通知学生她的决定, 包括配套基地, and that, 如果学生对决定不满意, 他/她可以按照残疾申诉政策中规定的程序提交申诉，供申诉委员会审议.

住宿的文件要求

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. 残疾应清楚地记录下来，并提供信息，确认学生受到残疾的严重限制，并且需要提供住宿.A student will not automatically be provided with accommodations based on a diagnosis alone. 必须提供证据证明该残疾严重影响了学生的学习成绩. 每个住宿都是针对特定的学生进行个性化的, 由学生的文件证明.

所有学生必须满足并遵守生活大学的所有规定, Student Handbook, 课程目录和技术标准, 有或没有批准的住宿. 大学将对其学术要求作出必要的修改，以确保这些要求不存在歧视, 以残疾为基础, 对一个合格的残疾学生.

大学可以证明的学术要求对该学生所追求的教学或任何直接相关的许可或认证要求至关重要，不会被视为歧视. 请向残疾服务中心查询以下事项:(a)如果您正在申报新专业或增加或更改学习计划，或(b)确定是否需要提供任何更新的住宿请求所需的文件. Please be aware that Technical Standards may apply to a new program or major.

所有学生都有责任提供足够的文件. 生活大学不需要进行或支付任何评估，以证明残疾或需要进行学术调整. Life University does not provide any evaluations or documentation for disabilities. These documentation requirements should be taken to the student’s evaluator, 评估者需要对以下每一类别的学术住宿提出建议(如适用):笔试, technique classes, 实验课/考试和临床经验.

必须向残疾服务中心提供来自外部独立(非生活大学)持牌专业人员的文件. Students are responsible for all funding to pay for appropriate professional documentation. 你的州职业康复机构可以通过教育部的网站提供帮助:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/resources.html

文件必须包括以下内容:

Be provided by a qualified licensed professional with the ability to diagnose the specific disability and who abides by the Conflict of Interest Policy for Disability Services as stated: Students who request accommodations and provide documentation to Disability Services must use a qualified licensed professional that is independent of Life University; therefore, the following cannot be utilized: faculty or staff member whether full-time, part-time, adjunct, 扩展教员或导师. This is to avoid a conflict of interest to the dual role of providing services at the University.This policy for documentation provided by the licensed professional is for the following, 但不限于:1)学生是否根据《皇冠搏彩App》申请住宿, 1973年康复法案第504条, or the ADAA should be granted; 2) the purpose of updating documentation or adding accommodation recommendations; and 3) documentation for extenuating circumstances related to Disability Services. There is a formal grievance process available through the Grievance Committee.
如果学生年满18岁, 文件必须是当前成人(18岁或以上), post high school). 个体化教育计划(IEP), 504计划和/或以前的住宿历史不一定是高等教育的充分文件, 因为需要不同的需求，残疾的性质可能因成熟而改变. (***Note: If you are a Chiropractic student or plan to go into the Chiropractic program, please review National Board of Chiropractic Examiners documentation requirements at www.NBCE.org. ***)
请使用印有地址和电话号码的专业信笺.
专业人员签名原件，注明学位和专业.
Dated.
评估数据必须包括在内. 全面、清晰地界定残疾对学生日常生活功能的影响. Clearly define the limitations imposed and the support data verifying the impact of the condition. Single sub-tests or checklists are not acceptable as a sole source of documented data. Standard or scaled scores from all tests and sub-tests must be included in your diagnostic report.
Recommendations for accommodations should be listed with support diagnostic information. Documentation must be specific in listing practical and written exam based accommodations, if appropriate. ***供脊椎指压学生使用, 详情请参阅National Board of balbaltic Examiners网站(“Test Accommodation Guidelines”)。.***

残疾申诉程序. 与残疾有关的关切的非正式解决办法

对残疾歧视有担忧或对拒绝提供住宿有担忧的在册学生，可致电770-426-2725与残疾服务主任讨论该担忧. 残疾服务主任将与相关的教师和/或行政部门和/或残疾咨询委员会(DAC)解决该问题，并通知学生该问题的解决方案.

正式申诉程序

在经历了非正式的解决过程之后, 任何入学学生都可以向申诉委员会主席提交残疾歧视或拒绝提供住宿的正式申诉, Dr. 莱斯利·金，可以通过电子邮件联系 LeslieK@LIFE.edu, 电话:(770)-426-2919. 书面申诉声明必须在引起申诉的行动的10个工作日内以书面形式提出，并必须以正确的表格(可从申诉委员会主席处获得)提交给申诉委员会主席。. 申诉必须详细描述学生声称与《皇冠搏彩App》规定的学生权利相冲突的行为或决定, ADAA或戒毒法第504条. A student should also submit other documentation to support their grievance. 学生必须签署一份声明，声明他们明白他们的残疾申诉将由申诉委员会成员讨论, 残疾服务人员, 和/或残疾咨询委员会(DAC)的成员，以便让申诉委员会决定如何最好地解决申诉. 申诉委员会的所有成员将在审查任何信息之前签署保密协议.

向申诉委员会提交申诉的程序

申诉委员会主席将把填妥的正式书面申诉表格转交申诉委员会. The Grievance Committee will review the completed forms as soon as possible, 但不得迟于投诉委员会主席将投诉转交给投诉委员会后的10个工作日. 在收到适当的信息后, 申诉委员会将审查所有书面材料，并寻求与申诉有关的其他信息. 其他有关各方也可能被要求以书面形式记录任何行动或决定，并将其提交申诉委员会. 在审查书面材料和申诉委员会认为与申诉有关的任何其他附加信息后, the Grievance Committee will prepare its findings and recommendations concerning the grievance. 申诉委员会主席将尽快以书面形式通知学生申诉委员会的决定, 但不得迟于申诉委员会准备好调查结果和建议后的10个工作日. 申诉委员会也可以将申诉委员会的决定通知残疾服务和/或发展援助委员会. 申诉委员会的决定可以向学术事务副校长(VPAA)提出上诉，原因如下:

未遵循公布的流程.
New information, 申诉委员会以前无法获得的资料, which may have affected the outcome of the Grievance Committee’s decision, 已经变得可用.

对申诉委员会决定的任何上诉必须以书面形式提出，并在学生收到申诉委员会决定通知后的10个工作日内提交给VPAA办公室. The VPAA will inform the student in writing of his decision as soon as possible, 但不得迟于他收到上诉后30天. VPAA也可以通知申诉委员会, 残疾服务和/或VPAA决定的DAC. VPAA对上诉的决定将是最终决定.

All forms can be obtained by contacting the Grievance Committee Chair..

向公民权利办公室(OCR)投诉

如果学生认为他或她被拒绝提供合理的便利，违反了《皇冠搏彩App》，学生可以向民权办公室(OCR)提出正式投诉, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the ADA Amendments Acts of 2008. That office will determine whether a further investigation is warranted.Information about how to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be obtained from:

OCR Main Line: 202.307.0690
Fax: 202.616.9865
TDD/TTY: 202-307-2027OCR
E-mail: askOCR@ojp.usdoj.gov