Disability Support Services

Faculty Responsibilities

Faculty Guide and Syllabus Statement - Macon Campus (.pdf)

Faculty Guide and Syllabus Statement - Atlanta, Henry, and Douglas (.doc)

• Include the following "Disability Statement" on all Macon and Eastman Campus course syllabi.   
  
  

  Disability Syllabus Statement for Macon, Eastman, and Savannah Campuses

  "Students requiring accommodations for a disability should inform the instructor at the close of the first class meeting or as soon as possible. The instructor will refer you to the Disability Support Services Coordinator to document your disability, determine eligibility for accommodations under the ADAAA/Section 504 and to request a Faculty Accommodation Form. Disability accommodations or status will not be indicated on academic transcripts. In order to receive accommodations in a class, students with sensory, learning, psychological, physical or medical disabilities must provide their instructor with a Faculty Accommodation Form to sign. Students must return the signed form to the Disability Services Coordinator. A new form must be requested each semester. Students with a history of a disability, perceived as having a disability or with a current disability who do not wish to use academic accommodations are also strongly encouraged to register with the Disability Services Coordinator and request a Faculty Accommodation Form each semester. For further information, please contact Carole Burrowbridge, Disability Services Coordinator, at 301-2778 or visit the Disability Support Services website at http://www.mercer.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices" * (10/09)

  *(The contact for Atlanta, Douglas & Henry Co. RACs is Rich Stilley, Asst. Dean for Campus Life;
  Phone: (678) 547-6823; email: stilley_r@mercer.edu
  Website: http://campuslife.merceratlanta.org/disabilityservices.html)

• Meet with students requesting accommodations and discuss details of how accommodations will be made. ( i.e., will the professor be providing the accommodations or will Disability Support Services?) Discuss and sign the Faculty Accommodation Form that the student presents at the beginning of each semester and indicate who will provide testing accommodations. Make a copy of the form or note the approved accommodations for reference.
• Provide reasonable accommodations that have been approved by Disability Support Services and are requested by the student for that class. Student accommodation needs will vary from class to class.
• Make a good faith effort to provide a low-distraction environment and the approved amount of time for all accommodated exams. It is recommended that a "Do Not Disturb" sign be posted on the door of the room where the student takes a test.
• Assist students with notetakers as an approved accommodations by helping to identifying a classmate as a notetaker.
• Encourage students to use the Academic Resource Center and Disability Support Services when needed.  
• Contact the Disability Services Coordinator for support in providing necessary accommodations for students.

Faculty Resources

• Notetaker Factsheet (.doc)
• The Faculty Room, University of Washington faculty resources
• Students with Aspergers Video Link
• Questions on Brain Science? - Resources from Dana Foundation
• Disability Support Services (PPT)