MOORPARK COLLEGE Information For Instructors Accessibility Coordination

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MOORPARK COLLEGE
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Information for Instructors
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Accessibility Coordination Center & Educational Support Services

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We know it is important to you that all of your students with
disabilities receive legally appropriate accommodations. To assist you
in that goal, we are providing you with a review of Moorpark College
ACCESS terms and procedures.
Confidential Memos:
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No student can legally receive accommodations for a disability
unless it has been verified by a legally recognized professional
in the area of the disability. Here at Moorpark College, ACCESS
analyzes, processes, and keeps all verifications in confidential
files. Students who qualify for accommodations are given a
Confidential Memo for each of their professors. Confidential Memos
outline which accommodations are appropriate in your course.
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Sign the top (white) copy of the Confidential Memo which the
student will return to our office. Keep the yellow copy for your
files.
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If a student requests an accommodation from you and does not
present a Confidential Memo from ACCESS, please refer the student
to our office so we can make a verification of the disabling
condition. Give accommodations only if the student has presented
you with a Confidential Memo from ACCESS.
Accommodations for Exams:
ACCESS proctors tests for students needing accommodations in our
testing center. It is fitted with closed circuit TV monitors, students
are required to present picture IDs, and an instructor's requirements
are followed to the letter. Tests can be delivered to us in the
following ways:
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You can hand-deliver them to the ACCESS Testing Office in LMC 137,
between 7:30 AM and 6:30 PM Monday through Thursday. Friday you
may deliver tests between 8 AM and 12 noon.
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Exams can be placed in a blue ACCESS test transmittal envelope
then left in the ACCESS campus mail box in the Administration
Building.
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Exams can be sent via e-mail to: [email protected]
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Exams can be FAXed to: (805) 378-1594.
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If you prefer, the student can deliver the exam, but you will need
to seal it in a blue ACCESS test transmittal envelope and initial
the seal to verify no tampering has taken place.
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We have found it helpful to have contact information for you in
case of a question re: a test or one of your testing requirements.
We know all instructors are required to have a district e-mail
address, but if you prefer being contacted at another web address,
please call or e-mail ACCESS to give us your preferred contact
information. Our phone number is (805) 378-1461, and our E-mail
address is: [email protected], or you can email me
directly at [email protected]. Be assured this information will
be kept confidential at all times and will never be shared with a
student.
Note Taking Accommodations:
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When a student has verification of note taking assistance, they
will give you a note taking packet along with their Confidential
Memo. You will need to ask for a classroom volunteer to take
notes. It is important that you do not identify the student
needing assistance as that would be a breach of confidentiality.
The volunteers receive campus Service Credits which are placed on
their transcripts and will enable them to receive a special seal
on their diplomas. Service credits are often required for
admission by four-year colleges and universities, so this is a
positive benefit for the volunteer note taker.
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The volunteer note taking packet you are given with the
Confidential Memo includes information for you, for the note
taker, and for the student. There are also several sheets of
self-carboned, lined, and 3- hole-punched NCR paper. The note
taker or student can get more note taking paper from the ACCESS
office in the LMC building.
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The student in need of a note taker will let you know how they
want the notes given to them. They can ask that the note taker
give the notes to you & you pass them on, or the student may
request the note taker turn the notes in to ACCESS where they will
be given to your student. In some cases, the student is
comfortable identifying themselves to the note taker and collects
them directly.
Special Furniture in Your Classroom:
Some students require special chairs and/or tables. If you have any of
this furniture in your classroom, it will be clearly marked ACCESS
with a "Reserved—Do Not Remove” sign.
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Students who need this special furniture will present you with a
Confidential Memo during the first week of classes. If someone who
does not have authorization tries to use the furniture, please
remind them kindly that its use is designated for students with
verifications of special needs.
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If a student who does not have verification from our office feels
they should have this kind of furniture because of a disabling
condition, refer them to the ACCESS Office in the LMC.
We hope this information helps. If you have any questions regarding
tests, please contact the proctoring desk @ ext. 1461; for special
furniture inquiries, contact Obalid Younan @ ext. 1461; for any other
questions,contact Sherry D’Attile, ACCESS Coordinator, at Ext. 1461 or
1513.
Thank you for your cooperation, and have a great semester!