1. Introduction
2. Acknowledgments and Contributing Authors (1996)
3. Work group assignments (2001-2002)
4. Best Practice General Guidelines
5. Admissions Policies (group 3)
6. Confidentiality (group 1)
• Release of Information (group 2)
7. Documentation (group 1)
• Sample Documentation Guidelines
• Archiving Guidelines
• Diagnostic assessments - interpretation (MS Word .doc - 39KB); determining accommodations from... (group 2)
8. Requesting Accommodations and Services
   • Forms:
     1. Intake
     2. Request for Services
     3. Housing Accommodations Requests and Form
   • Procedures (group 1)
9. Accommodations: Overview (group 2)
• Sample Accommodations Documents
• Testing Accommodations (group 2)
• Sign Language Interpreter, Realtime Captioning/C-Print Guidelines (group 1)
• Scribe/Reader/Notetaker/Taping Services (group 1)
• Job descriptions and handbooks (interpreters/notetakers, etc.) (group 1)
10. Attendance Guidelines
• Sample guidelines for "Relaxation of Attendance Policy"
11. Course Substitutions (group 3)
• Sample Course Substitution Guidelines
12. Technology (group 4)
    • Assistive Equipment - Availability (group 4)
    1. What for, who and where? (group 4)
    2. Access for classrooms, computer labs, assessment centers/testing (group 4)
    3. Sample "Accessible Workstations"
    4. Equipment loan signout form
    • Web Accessibility
    1. Web Access Guidelines - 508 from WebAIM (group 4)
    2. Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C) Resources and Guidelines
    3. Introduction to Web Accessibility from WebAIM
    4. Web Accessibility - Laying the Groundwork at Your Campuses
    5. Montgomery College Web Standards
    6. Sample University Policies from across the US
    7. Distance Learning (group 4)
    8. MD Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
    9. WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind
13. Library Guidelines
• Library Guidelines link to Montgomery College
14. Syllabus Statements
15. Disability Access Statements
16. Grievance Policies (group 3)
    • Mediation techniques
17. Guidelines for Working With Disruptive Students with Disabilities (group 3)
18. Voter Registration
19. Tuition Waiver - Maryland Community Colleges
20. Professional Development for Faculty/Staff/Administrators
21. Disability Resources (group 2)
22. Frequently Asked Questions
23. Appendix:
• Overview of Section 504
• ADA
• FERPA (group 1)
• Section 508 (group 4)
24. References

1. Evacuation Procedures
2. Guidelines for Evaluation Test-Anxiety as a Disability - (MS Word .doc) from U. of Wisc.
3. New Student Orientation/Advising
4. Student Support: Study Skills, Career Materials, Job-Seeking Skills, Transfer Information, Orientation to College, Self-Advocacy, ... (add howtolearn.com?)
5. Transition Issues - HS to postsecondary; 2-year to 4-year; post-secondary to employment
• HS to Postsecondary
6. Program Evaluation
   Professional Standards for DSS personnel - job descriptions, qualifications, professional development; organizational structure
7. Brochures/pamphlets
8. Mission statements
9. Organizational Structure and Management
10. Funding and Resources
11. Facilities Requirements for DSS Offices
12. Developing Leadership and Promoting Change
13. Disability Etiquette
14. Other Ideas?????

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