{"id":9433,"date":"2022-09-01T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=9433"},"modified":"2022-09-01T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:09:00","slug":"university-access-programs-alpha-scholars-and-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2022\/09\/01\/university-access-programs-alpha-scholars-and-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"University Access Programs: Alpha Scholars and Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University Access Programs Interim Director, Naoemi Sanchez, shared information about student accommodations at an Adams Center session. She outlined common questions and concerns. The following bulleted lists include many of those common questions. Naoemi welcomes faculty conversation and partnership. She and her team are eager to assist and support you and your students. For more information, contact Naoemi at nls12a@acu.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is alpha?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability support<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic accommodations (removing barriers)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teach students advocacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connect to available resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work alongside faculty<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide training for student facing faculty and staff (high school is more focused on success while the university is highly focused on access)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Regulated by ADA\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannot discriminate against someone\u2019s civil rights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Higher education provides equal access to the same rights and opportunities of all students<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Process<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students are referred<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student completes online application\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student provides documentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student schedules meeting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accommodations are determined<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student shares documentation with faculty every semester<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Testing in Alpha<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students schedule online<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule same time as class unless extended time overlaps with next class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5 days in advance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tests requested 2-3 days before test<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff or faculty signature required upon delivery\/pickup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Camera or proctor monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General recordings on file for one month<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Karlyrose Kaaihue <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kbk21a@acu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kbk21a@acu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Helpful guidelines for student who discloses disability?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThanks for sharing that with me.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have a program here at ACU called Alpha Scholars that provides academic accommodations and support to students who are facing challenges similar to what you have described. Is this something you\u2019re interested in?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember that disclosing something of this nature is vulnerable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Helpful guidelines for receiving an accommodation letter<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acknowledge you received it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Request a meeting if more information is needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reach out to Alpha for clarification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maintain confidentiality<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University Access Programs Interim Director, Naoemi Sanchez, shared information about student accommodations at an Adams Center session. 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