Accessibility Resources

The mission of the University of Cincinnati Clermont College Accessibility Resources office is threefold:

1. It seeks to ensure that all students with disabilities can freely and actively participate in all facets of college life.
2. Through this effort, it hopes to provide and coordinate support services to maximize students' educational potential and develop their independence to the fullest extent possible by providing and coordinating support services.
3. Finally, this program strives to increase the level of awareness among the UC Clermont College community so that students with disabilities are able to perform at a level limited only by their abilities, not their disabilities.

• Student Appointment Form (PDF)
• Guidelines for documenting a Medical/Physical Disability
  
• Guidelines for documenting a Psychological Disability
  
• Emergency Response Form
• Release of Records Form (PDF)

Accessibility Resources provides assistance, appropriate accommodations or other specialized services for students with all types of disabilities. We will provide “reasonable” accommodations as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Below are some examples of disabilities that are eligible for services:

• Learning Disabilities
  
• Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD / ADHD
• Psychological - Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar, PTSD, OCD
• Medical/Chronic Illness - Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Crohn's, Migraines, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Sickle Cell
• Visual - Low Vision or Blind
• Hearing - Hearing Impaired or Deaf
• Physical - Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury
• Autism Spectrum / Autism / Asperger’s
• Cognitive - Brain Injury, Concussion

 If you believe that you may have a disability that is not listed above, please reach out to our office to discuss you individual circumstances.

Process

Students who have confirmed and are registered for classes should reach out to our office if interested in receiving accommodations or other specialized services while attending UC. Accommodations from an IEP or 504 Plan from high school will be reviewed and considered but do not automatically transfer to the college level.

Registration is a 3-step process:

1. Complete the Student Introductory Application.

2. Submit appropriate documentation using the guidelines described below, along with your Student Introductory Application.

3. AR will schedule an intake meeting with you. This will be scheduled after the documentation is reviewed. During this meeting we will discuss your needs, develop an appropriate plan, discuss the processes to access your accommodations, and additional support services available at UC Clermont.

Documentation

In order for our office to provide the most appropriate, most reasonable accommodations, documentation should follow the guidelines listed below. Once the documentation is provided, an intake interview will follow to discuss the impact of the disability within the academic environment.

Documentation such as Individual Education Program (IEP), Summary of Performance (SOP), Teacher Observations, full Psychological Evaluations, Psycho-Educational Evaluations (with test scores), physician's medical records, etc., may be submitted to our offices for review.

Documentation should be relevant and from a qualified professional or professionals that are licensed or credentialed with expertise in the diagnosed area of disability; i.e., a psychologist should not diagnose an orthopedic disability.

Guidelines

• A diagnosis of disability or impairment that limits a major life activity;
• A description of how the condition will impact the student within the academic environment;
• A listing of reasonable, appropriate accommodations that will lessen the impact of the disability within the academic setting.

NOTE: Our office reserves the right to ask for more documentation to clarify how the disability will impact the student within the academic setting. Documentation can be faxed, emailed, mailed or dropped off to our office:

Fax:  513-732-8972
Email: amy.simerly@uc.edu

Jennifer Radt
UC Clermont College
4200 Clermont College Drive
Batavia, Ohio 45103

• Assistive Technology Resources
• UC Clermont Alternative Format Request form
• Grievance Procedure
• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
• Semester Services Request Form - Students registered with the Accessibility Resources Office intending to utilize CAT services are responsible for completing the Semester Services Request Form prior to the start of a new semester.
• Accommodated Testing Procedures
• Accommodation Form Purpose and Explanation
  

• ADA Home Page
• Protecting Students with Disabilities
  
• UC Uptown Accessibility Resources Office, available to all UC students
  
• International DO-IT Center
  
• Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
• Parent Information for Transition
  

• Class Attendance and Expectations
• Blackboard Test Availability Exceptions
• National Center on Disability and Access to Education - Document Cheatsheets
• ALLY Accessibility Indicators
• ALLY Accessible Content Basics
• ALLY Instructor Feedback
• Faculty Responsibilities for Accommodated Testing
• UC Accessibility Network
• IT@UC Knowledgebase for accessibility
• Make your Outlook email accessible to people with disabilities
• How can I give my students extra attempts or add extra time for tests and quizzes in Canvas?
• This link provides you with General Accessibility Design Guidelines in Canvas. There are examples/explanations on how to order headings, how to embed images, using descriptions rather than web links, proper use of color and more.
• UDOIT: The Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool or UDOIT (pronounced, “You Do It”) enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in their Canvas course content. It will scan a course, generate a report, and provide resources on how to address common accessibility issues. The tool was created by the  Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

Canvas officially supports the following screen reader and browser combinations:

• Macintosh: VoiceOver (latest version for Safari)
• PC: JAWS (latest version for Firefox)
• PC: NVDA (latest version for Firefox)
• There is no screen reader support for Canvas in Chrome

Official browser support means that these browsers are actively tested against Canvas code. Canvas may be able to be used in any other browser or screen reader not listed, but official support is not provided. Learn more about supported Canvas browsers.