CAMPUS ACCESS PLAN
The Concord University Campus Access
Plan allows university community members with a disability meaningful
access to services, events, and classes.
The campus ADA Director is
Mr. Rick Dillon, Director of Housing & Residence Life. He may be reached at telephone number
1-800-344-6679, extension 5231, or by mail at Campus Box D-129, P.O. Box 1000,
Concord University, Athens, WV 24712. Mr. Dillon may also be contacted by e-mail at
housing@concord.edu.
The campus 504 Director is
Dr. Stephen Rowe, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. He may be reached at telephone number
1-800-344-6679, extension 5241, or by mail at Campus Box 81, P.O. Box 1000,
Concord University, Athens, WV 24712. Dr. Rowe may also be contacted by e-mail at rowe@concord.edu.
The University Disability
Services Coordinator is Mrs. Nancy Ellison. The Office of Disability Services
is located on the ground floor of the Student Center and can be reached by
telephone at 1-800-344-6679, extension 6086, or by mail at Campus Box 86, P.O.
Box 1000, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712. Mrs. Ellison may also be contacted by e-mail at
nellison@concord.edu.
1)
The majority of campus services
and programs are housed in accessible buildings.
2)
The following buildings are not
accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Bonner House
Woodrum (Honors) House
Sarvay Residence Hall
Wooddell Residence Hall
3)
The following buildings are
partially accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Carter Center-The elevator
in the Carter Center is not ADA-compliant; therefore access to classrooms on
the second floor of the building is limited to only some wheelchairs. The
Carter Center has a restroom which is only partially accessible to people in a
wheelchair. A fully accessible
bathroom can be found on the main floor of the Fine Arts Building located next
door to the Carter Center.
Maintenance Building –
Although this building has a ramp, fully accessible bathrooms can be found on
the main floor of the Fine Arts Building located next to the Carter Center.
4) In the event a
student with a mobility impairment needs to access a service housed in one of
the inaccessible or partially inaccessible buildings, the student should
contact the designated responsible person or the campus Disability Coordinator
to administer an accommodation which allows the student meaningful access to
the service.
5)
For each building, the designated
responsible person and telephone extension is provided:
Maintenance Building Jeff
Shumaker, Physical Plant Director 5357
Woodrum (Honors) House Rick
Dillon, Director of Housing & Residence Life 5262
Sarvay Residence Hall Rick
Dillon, Director of Housing & Residential Life
&
ADA Director 5231
Wooddell Residence Hall Rick
Dillon, Director of Housing & Residential Life
&
ADA Director 5231
Carter Center Greg
Quick, Athletic Director & Anita Conner,
Administrative
Assistant to the Athletic Director
5347
6)
When the designated responsible
person becomes aware of, or is contacted by, a student with a mobility
impairment who needs access to a service housed in a building for which he or
she is responsible, that person should work to provide meaningful access by
offering the service to that student in an alternate, accessible, and
appropriate location. If a
confidential reason is needed for meeting space, please contact Nancy Ellison, Disability
Services Coordinator at 6086.
7)
If the student’s need for access
to the services housed in one of the inaccessible buildings is frequent,
regular and ongoing, serious consideration should be given to the feasibility
of a physical modification.
8) Requests for access to
services should be addressed immediately and a solution provided within two
working
days (with the exception of solutions that require physical modifications).
9) Disabled students
who anticipate the need for access to services in buildings that
are inaccessible or partially
inaccessible should make this need known as soon as possible to allow
sufficient time for the designated responsible person to develop and implement
a method of access.
10) Whenever
the designated responsible person cannot promptly and easily identify a method
of
meaningful access, he or she should coordinate an appropriate
response with Nancy Ellison, the campus Disability Services Coordinator at
telephone number extension 6086, or by mail at Campus Box 86, P.O. Box 1000,
Concord University, Athens, WV
24712
1)
Whenever possible, events will be
scheduled in rooms and buildings that are accessible to those with disabilities.
2)
Posted or distributed notices of
events should include the name and number of the campus Disability Services
Coordinator, who can arrange accommodations for those with disabilities. Persons
with a disability should contact Nancy Ellison, extension 6086, if special
accommodations are required for this event.
3) The Disability
Services Coordinator will give immediate attention to request for
accommodations. Events will be
moved to accessible locations, preferential seating will be provided, and/or
other reasonable accommodations will be made.
4) Those with a disability
who anticipate the need for accommodations at campus events should make this
need known as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for an accommodations
to be developed and
implemented.
1)
Most classes are held in buildings
and areas that are accessible.
2) Disabled students
should preregister or register for classes following standard university
procedures.
3) If the student
selects a class to meet in a location that is physically inaccessible to the
student, he/she should certainly register for the class.
4)
After preregistration or
registration, students with a disability should immediately deliver a copy of
the Registrar’s print-out of their schedule to Mrs. Linda Austin, Executive
Secretary in the Associate Dean of Academic Affair’s Office, Office #A-240 on
the main floor of the Administration Building. Mrs. Austin can be contacted at telephone number
304-384-5220.
5) Mrs. Austin,
who is responsible for arranging classroom locations, will address any physical
accessibility issues apparent in the student’s schedule, and if necessary, move
classroom locations to accommodate the student.
6)
She will also flag the student’s
courses on her listing, so that any later changes in the classroom locations
will not be made without considering the presence of a student with a disability.
7)
The student’s timely registration,
prompt delivery of the schedule to Linda Austin, and notification of any
apparent accessibility issues should allow sufficient time for the necessary
accommodations to the arranged and also prevent later classroom changes that
would impede the student’s access to class.
Procedure for Administering Testing Accommodations
1.
Any student with
a disability requesting academic accommodations must be registered with the
Office of Disability Services, Student Center, ground
floor.
2.
The student
requesting accommodations must provide the Office of Disability Services (ODS)
or Student Support Services (SSS) with documentation to verify disability
diagnosis. Documentation must be
from a physician, therapist, vocational rehabilitation counselor, or other
professional qualified to make the diagnosis, and must meet the following
requirements:
·
Be on letterhead
stationary
·
State the
specific diagnosis/disability
·
Include the
professional’s recommendation (if any) for accommodations needed to assist with
the academic program
·
List any
medications the student is taking for the disability
·
Be dated within
the past 3 years or from a high school if an IEP
3.
ODS or SSS will
write a memo to faculty members detailing appropriate accommodations. The student is responsible to provide a
copy to the professor(s) needing to supply accommodation. The professor may meet with the student
in private to discuss the accommodations and may address any concerns or
questions to ODS or SSS. NOTE:
(a) student does not have to disclose any detains about his/her
disability to the faculty member, (b) the memo does not contain an
accommodation ending date because once it is written, it is valid until changed
and may be used as is until the student is finished at Concord, (c) concerns
must be resolved immediately.
Faculty must not refuse an accommodation; instead, postpone the
situation in question (e.g. testing) and discuss concern with ODS or SSS.
4.
When the
professor announces an upcoming test, or the student sees on the syllabus that
one is approaching, the student should speak with the professor to remind
him/her of the testing accommodation and the need to deliver a copy of the test
to ODS or SSS. The student is also
required to speak with his/her handicap service provider in ODS to schedule the
test.
5.
A disability
service provider from ODS will contact the professor to confirm the test date,
time and delivery method.
6.
The professor is
responsible for delivering the test to ODS whether in person, or through campus
mail, e-mail, or a responsible student worker. The professor should include any instructions important to
the administration of the test (for example, what materials, if any, the
student may use, such as dictionary, books, handouts, calculators, etc.)
7.
Every effort will
be made to administer the test at the same time as it is scheduled for the
class except if the student’s schedule for other classes before and/or after
the test would interfere with the accommodation of extra time. The only other exception would be if
several other tests have already been scheduled at the same time in ODS and
there is no room for the student to work.
In these cases, the test may be given shortly before or after the
regular time.
8.
Professional
staff in ODS cannot be free to watch over the student throughout the exam
period. However, the student is
not allowed to bring his/her backpack or materials (other than those the
professor specified as acceptable) into the exam space, and any paper required
is provided by ODS. ODS staff will
periodically check on the student during the test and a camera will monitor
their behavior. Any irregularities
will be reported to the professor.
9.
Once the student
has completed the test, ODS will return it to the professor as soon as possible
either in person or in a sealed-signed envelope. Professor should notify the disability service provider of
any preference in return procedures (for example, under the door of the office,
in the Division mailbox or with the Division secretary if the professor is not
available).
10.
Professors who
prefer to provide the testing accommodations themselves should consult with ODS
to ensure that the appropriate accommodation are delivered in a suitable
fashion.
** As a final
note to both students and professors, we ask your cooperation in following
these procedures. You must
remember how many there are of you, and yet only one professional on campus providing
this service. With your
assistance, in fulfilling your responsibilities, we can smoothly meet the
University’s obligation to provide special testing accommodations.
Disability Restrooms – Disability
restrooms are found in the following buildings:
1)
North Tower
Residence Hall – The unisex disability restroom is located in the main lobby,
immediately to your right upon entering the building.
2)
Student Center –
There are 2 disability restrooms, one male and one female, located on the 2nd
floor of this building.
3)
Marsh Library –
There are 2 disability restrooms, one male and one female, located on the
ground floor of the Marsh Library.
Use the disability entrance on the provided disability pathway to access
the restrooms.
4)
Marsh Hall (Ad.
Building) – There are 6 disability restrooms, 3 male and 3 female in Marsh
Hall. One male and one female disability
restrooms are located on each of 3 floors.
5)
Science Hall –
Marsh Hall and the Science Building are connected buildings. Every floor in Marsh Hall has a accessible
bathroom. Please use Marsh Hall
bathrooms if an accessible bathroom is needed.
6)
Fine Arts
Building – There are 2 disability restrooms, one male and one female, located
on the main floor of this building.
Follow the disability pathway, enter at the automatic disability door,
the bathrooms will be immediately on your right.
7)
(Proposed) Carter
Center – Until this bathroom is complete, please utilize the accessible
restrooms located on the main floor of the Fine Arts Building.
8)
The Rahall Center
– This building has an accessible bathroom on each floor.
For information referencing
accessible pathways, entrances, and restrooms please consult the Concord
University Campus Access Map, located in the Concord University Student Handbook, the main campus sign located
in front of the Student Center, and on the Concord University web page, http://www.concord.edu/Pages/resources/index.html. A printed map detailing pathways of
accessibility can be obtained from the Student Center Main Office, or the
Office of Admissions.
The Campus Access Plan is
also available in brail and can be obtained at the Office of Disability Services.