{"id":71,"date":"2025-08-01T14:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:16:34","slug":"faculty-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/faculty-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syllabus statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Including an accessibility statement on your syllabus can help to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the door to communication and help students feel more comfortable approaching you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Normalize the accommodations process as just another part of the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform students about college procedures and available resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample statements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access and accommodations<\/strong><br>Clark University and I are dedicated to fostering inclusive learning environments for all students and welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University\u2019s educational programs. The Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) assists students with disabilities in reducing campus-wide and classroom-related barriers. If you have or think you have a disability and experience academic barriers, please contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/\">Office of SAS&nbsp;<\/a>to discuss appropriate accommodations or support. You can contact SAS at 1-508-798-4368 or via email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:accessibilityservices@clarku.edu\">accessibilityservices@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your experience in this class is important to me. If you have already established accommodations with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/\">the Office of Student Accessibility Services&nbsp;<\/a>please communicate your approved accommodations to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have or suspect you have a disability but have not yet established services through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/\">the Office of Student Accessibility Services<\/a>, you can see the relevant website for information about the registration process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAS provides resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and the relevant office. &nbsp;It is the policy and practice o Clark University to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-2c14e10a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Main Navigation\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/first-year-students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">First-year students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/faculty-resources\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Faculty resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/accommodations\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Accommodations<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-accessibility-services\/sas-forms\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">SAS forms<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making an announcement in class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please consider reading this statement or discussing it in class at the beginning of each semester. This can further normalize the accommodations process and encourage students to feel comfortable approaching you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Language has been adapted in part from the following resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreaccess.org\/projectshift-refocus\/syllabus.htm\">Project ShIFT\/Refocus: Syllabus Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/praxis.technorhetoric.net\/tiki-index.php?page=Suggested_Practices_for_Syllabus_Accessibility_Statements\">Suggested Practice for Syllabus Accessibility Practices<\/a>&nbsp;(T. Wood &amp; S. Madden)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/syllabus-statement\/\">The University of Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/disabilityservices\/syllabus-statement\">The University of Colorado at Boulder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syllabus statement Including an accessibility statement on your syllabus can help to: Sample statements Sample 1 Access and accommodationsClark University and I are dedicated to fostering inclusive learning environments for all students and welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University\u2019s educational programs. 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