DAIS is currently exploring alternative ways of providing professional education to the DSS community, complimenting the more formal class offerings of the past. One such opportunity is the ICU Boot Camp: http://www.icubootcamp.com. As other options arise, information will be disseminated through various listservs and email correspondence. The remainder of the DAIS Academy curriculum is "on hiatus" for now, but you can browse through past offerings and get an idea of the kinds of classes available from the Academy, past and future. If you are interested in pursuing an independent study along the lines of any class described below, contact Jane Jarrow.

Previously Offered Courses

* Distance Matters

* In The Beginning...

* Data Public and Private: Models for Program Evaluation, Climate Assessment & Student Outcomes

* Student Adaptive Technology Basics for the Non-AT Disability Service Provider

* Attendance As An Accommodation: Four A's That Could Spell Trouble

* Back to Basics: What IS the Accommodation… and Why am I Making It?

* Confidentiality, Disability, and Higher Education

* The Final Frontier? Study Abroad Programs and Students with Disabilities

* Helping Parents to Let Go: Your Role as a Service Provider

* I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry

* The Most Common -- and Confusing -- Myths Regarding Section 504/ADA

* Residence Life Issues for/with Students with Disabilities

* Students with Psychiatric Disability at an Open Enrollment Institution

* The USE and ABUSE of Guidelines in DSS

* The Use and Abuse of Notetaking as an Accommodation

* Understanding the Legal Mandates Without Becoming a Lawyer

* Using Legal Precedents to Further and Enhance Practice

* Technical Standards, Eligibility Criteria, and the ADA

* Open Enrollment Institutions and the Student Who Doesn’t Fit Here… or Anywhere Else

* Students with Disabilities in TRIO: Children of a Lesser Grant Course