S.94-38
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of
the Vice-President, Academic
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MEMORANDUM
To: ?
Senate
From: ?
J.M. Munro, Chair, Senate Committee on Academic Planning
Subject: ?
Proposed Policy for Disabled Students at SFU
Date: ?
April 18, 1994
Action undertaken at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Academic Planning on
April 13, 1994 gives rise to the following motion:
Motion: ?
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors as set forth in S.94 -38 , approval of the Accessibility
Policy for Students with Disabilities."
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ACCESSIBILITY POLICY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Simon Fraser University acknowledges and affirms the rights of persons with disabilities
to have equal access to the University. The University will provide equal opportunity for
full participation in all activities of the University community for all academically
qualified individuals.
Simon Fraser University is committed to accommodating the particular needs of self-
identified persons with documented disabilities by making all reasonable efforts to create a
barrier-free campus within the limits of available resources.
The University supports the right of such students to identify the pace and scope of the
assistance they require in all aspects of their participation in the University community.
The University will endeavor to meet the needs of each student by adapting services,
courses, and programs where appropriate, while maintaining the high quality of
educational experience that is characteristic of Simon Fraser University.
Application of the Accessibility Policy for Students with Disabilities
The University is committed to the following in order to achieve its objectives of attracting
and retaining disabled students, and providing equal opportunities for academic success
and participation in the University community for such students:
1.
ensuring that students with disabilities are considered for admission to programs for
which they are academically qualified;
2.
modifying program course load (i.e. number of courses which might be required in
a given semester), examination procedures, and other academic requirements to
permit such students to complete. their programs of study, while maintaining the
University's commitment to high quality instruction;
3.
making facilities accessible and safe for such students; and
4.
fostering a supportive University community by working to remove attitudinal
barriers and to inform and educate community members.
Disabled Student Services
Disabled Student Services, in conjunction with appropriate University departments, will
work to provide or facilitate the following forms of assistance:
1.
assistance with application and registration
2.
orientation to the University
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referral to appropriate University, community, or government services or
agencies
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4.
liaison with Faculties, Departments, or faculty members and others to increase the
accessibility of learning environments (e.g. arranging for the use of necessary
technology and learning aids)
5.
assistance with note taking, examination procedures, physical mobility on campus,
library research, special project assistance, interpretation, and learning and study
skills development
6.
acquisition and loan of assistive technology, including, but not limited to, alternate
forms of required reading material and amplification devices (e.g. taped texts,
Kurzwiel reader, FM or Infrared systems, TDD)
7.
special parking arrangements
8.
physically accessible on-campus housing
9.
program planning advisement
10.
personal counselling services
11.
information and education programs for faculty, teaching assistants, tutors, staff and
students to promote awareness and understanding of the special needs of students
with disabilities
12.
advocacy, both generally and in individual cases.
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