Faculty Resource Guide

As a faculty member at Texas State University-San Marcos, it is likely that you will be asked to provide an accommodation for a student with a disability. Students with Disabilities, a Faculty Resource Guide is designed to furnish information regarding Federal law and university policies in providing academic accommodations as well as some guidelines for communicating with students with disabilities. This guide is intended as an overview. Specific considerations for individual students must be made on a case-by-case basis by the Office of Disability Services in collaboration with the instructor of the course, chair of the students academic department and/or dean of the students college. Please provide ODS with any feedback you may have.

Introduction

....................Purpose of this guide

....................Legal mandates

....................Examples of 504 and ADA

....................University policies and students with disabilities

....................Academic advantage

....................Academic freedom

Eligibility and Accommodations

....................Admission standards

....................How students qualify for services and accommodations

....................Who determines academic accommodations

....................Who maintains disability documentation