ACSS

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ACSS

• Adapting Curriculum for Student Success

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GOALS

• To improve the quality of higher education for
  students with disabilities
• To make instruction, accommodations, and related
  services for students with disabilities
  completely integrated into the curriculum while
  we continue to provide high quality external
  support services

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OUTCOMES

• Systemic change
• Increased enrollment of students with
  disabilities
• Increased graduation rates for students with
  disabilities

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FIVE COMPONENTS

• Curriculum Design and Faculty Training
• Mentoring ,Tutoring, and Academic Support
• Assistive Technology
• Outside Agency Support
• Dissemination of Information

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CURRICULUM DESIGN AND FACULTY TRAINING

• Faculty receive training in techniques,
  strategies, and the use of assistive technology
• Workshops
• Summer Institute
• Expert Consultants
• Faculty receive stipends to create new or
  redesign existing courses

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MENTORING, TUTORING ACADEMIC SUPPORT

• Specialized tutoring
• Mentoring Project
• Student/faculty focus groups

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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Hardware
• Computers Writing Math Centers
• Software
• JAWS
• Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Math Manipulatives
• Hands-On Equations
• Fraction Strips

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OUTSIDE AGENCY SUPPORT

• Advisory Board
• Consultant Office Hours
• Agency Open Door

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DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION

• Peer support network and web site
• Syllabi and course information posted on ACSS web
  site
• ACSS faculty peer collaboration
• Conference presentations
• Summer Institute expanded to include faculty from
  other IHEs

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FUNDING

• U.S. Department of Education
• Program Title Demonstration Projects to Ensure
  Students with Disabilities Receive a Higher
  Education
• Total Funding 390,475
• 80 Federal 315,475
• 20 UC 75,000

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PROJECT STATUS
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REDESIGNED COURSES

• Assessment and Evaluation in Therapeutic
  Recreation
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Newswriting
• Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy
• World History
• Professional Ethics

• Foundations of Literacy
• Practical Teaching Methodologies
• Major Figures in English Literature Since the
  18th Century
• Research II (Physical Therapy)
• Clinical Research

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NEW COURSES

• Strategies in Math
• Writing Workshop

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MENTORING AND TUTORING

• 100 hours of tutoring provided
• Mentoring Program created

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SYLLABUS FEATURES

• Disclosure Statement
• Calendar of Readings and Due Dates
• Consistency of Information
• Location of Writing and Math Centers
• Multiple Assessments
• Overall Disabilities Friendly Approach
• Early Access to Syllabus

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UTICA COLLEGEInstitute for Excellence in
Education

• Lois A. Fisch, Ph.D.
• lfisch_at_utica.edu
• Laura G. Dorow, Ed.D.
• ldorow_at_utica.edu