Senate Document SD 06-11

(Approved, 3/12/2007)

MEMORANDUM

TO:                  Faculty Senate

FROM:            Faculty Affairs Committee

                        Nash Younis, Chair

DATE:             February 26, 2007

SUBJ:              Disabilities Statement

DISPOSITION:           To the Presiding Officer for implementation

WHEREAS, to help reduce the risk of legal action by eliminating the potential of misunderstanding between students with disabilities and faculty; and

WHEREAS, The Faculty Affairs Committee strongly recommends that faculty include the following statement (or something similar) in their syllabi;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the faculty are encouraged to include a similar disabilities statement in their class syllabi.

DISABILITIES STATEMENT: If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Contact the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities (Walb Union, Room 113, telephone number 481-6658) as soon as possible to work out the details. Once the Director has provided you with a letter attesting to your needs for modification, bring the letter to me.  For more information, please visit the web site for SSD at http://www.ipfw.edu/ssd/