University Student Initiatives Manual (USI)

Effective: 1/1/1984

Revised: 7/1/2007

USI 701–06: Accommodations in Campus Computer Labs for Students with Disabilities

Purpose

To provide equal access in computer facilities across campus for qualified students with disabilities according to federally mandated regulations

Sources

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 United States Code §§ 701–796

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 United States Code § 12101 et seq.

Disability Resource Center

ASU Office of Diversity, Human Resources

Policy

ASU ensures federally mandated physical and program access for qualified students with disabilities in all ASU computer lab facilities commensurate with the general student population. Although the university may choose to provide a separate facility for students with disabilities (e.g., the Tempe campus, Disability Resource Center [DRC] Hewlett Packard Adaptive Technology Center), this does not replace the institutional obligation to provide program access in other facilities on campus.

Computer lab site program accessibility should include the following considerations: service delivery, setup procedures, employee responsibilities and training programs, budget allocations, publication conversions, and maintenance and upgrade strategies. Minimal ADA compliance includes: access to computer sites/technology, hardware, software, print materials (e.g., instructions, informational signs, and manuals), and lab assistance.

Although sites must be accessible, it is not necessary for all stations to be accessible. In order to meet computing needs for students with disabilities, it is important to compile available information on the number of students with disabilities who are likely to use each computer site on a year-by-year basis and to predict the types and numbers of accommodations most likely to be requested. It is also imperative to have adequate lead time to research, coordinate, fund, and implement appropriate accommodations. The DRC; the Office of Diversity, Human Resources; access compliance; and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can provide technical assistance.

Although it may take several years to implement full campus-wide computer site accessibility, each department must understand that if a student requires accommodations at a site, the department supporting the site, as well as the department offering the class or activity, are obligated to provide accommodations for the student with a disability on a timely basis.

See the DRC Web site for detailed information and procedures for accessing services and accommodations available for qualified students at specific ASU campuses and sites.

Definition

On a Timely Basis

At the same time other members of a class are receiving access and information.

Cross-Reference

See also USI 701–02, “Eligibility for Accommodations—Required Disability Documentation.”

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