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Faculty and Staff<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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The Disability, Access, and Inclusion (DAI)<\/strong> office collaborates with partners across campus to provide equal access for students. Disability is a vital component of diversity on our campus, and we honor the rights of our students by actively and respectfully addressing disability related barriers in living and learning environments at URI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome collaboration and partnership with faculty and staff to improve accessible practices, promote the use of Universal Design for Learning, and cultivate an authentically inclusive campus community.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Understand Accommodation Letters<\/p>how they work<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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How accommodations are determined and communicated.<\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Update Your Syllabus<\/p>what to add<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Testing Accommodations<\/p>Visit Testing Center<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Learn how to coordinate exams through the Academic Testing Center.<\/I><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Accessible Course Materials<\/p>Accessibility Guide<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Faculty Drop-In Hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DAI leadership hosts Faculty Drop-in Hours<\/strong><\/a> during the first month of the Fall and Spring semesters \u2013 Mondays from 10 AM -12 PM and Fridays 8:30 -10 AM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Each institution of higher education interprets and follows the ADAAA a little differently. It can make navigating the accommodations eligibility and implementation processes challenging for new and adjunct faculty members alike. DAI\u2019s practices are deliberately designed, evaluated, and evolving beyond basic compliance to dismantle the rubber-stamp mentality that often accompanies disability-related work. We take our role to educate and empower students and their faculty seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasonable accommodations from DAI are well-supported, medically necessary, and approved for the purpose of legally and ethically upholding the student\u2019s right to equal access. Accommodations can be initiated and approved at any time, are in place from the time a letter or form is disclosed to a staff or faculty member, and their use must be requested by the student in advance, as accommodations are not retroactive by law.<\/strong> Accommodations that are not contained within an official form or letter from DAI are not legally protected at URI<\/strong>. It is important for faculty to note that it is legally inadvisable for students to be forced into a position of indirectly disclosing a disability due to inaccessible course policies, such as no computer access in the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Rights and Responsibilities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Please review the information below to learn about the rights and responsibilities of faculty and how this role intersects with providing accommodations to students..  The accommodations that DAI approves contain no expectation of altering fundamental course objectives or requirements. We issue separate letters for each course because the approved accommodations may vary class to class, and are carefully considered to ensure equal access for the individual student in the context of that course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty Rights<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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