ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR DISABILTY SUPPORT SERVICES
Full Time/Academic Year (10 months)
REPORTS TO:
Director of Academic Services
OVERVIEW:
Coordinate support services and reasonable academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Help ensure academic access and successful academic development of students with disabilities from matriculation to graduation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Coordinate services to students with disabilities. Review student documentation, approve/determine reasonable accommodations. Coordinate provision of accommodations with students and faculty/staff (e.g., extended time/alternate setting examinations, note taking services, reading and text-to-tape services, etc.). Provide individualized and group academic support to students (e.g. learning styles training, academic mentoring, time management training, study skills training, etc.) and/or provide appropriate referrals for these services. Serve as liaison with Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic, TechAccess, etc. regarding curriculum materials and assistive technology. Work collaboratively with the Coordinator of Services for Students with Physical Disabilities to help provide for the non-academic needs of students with disabilities.