Faculty Resources Accessibility Services

It is the policy of La Sierra University to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodations should contact Accessibility Services in Sierra Vista Hall at (951) 785-2452, ods@lasierra.edu, or the Accessibility Services webpage.

No.  It is the student’s decision and responsibility to register with OAS.  However, if the student discloses a disability or indicates that he/she suspects a disability, refer the student to OAS.

Due to a disability, some of the students may have difficulty taking notes in class.  OAS provides access to the software Glean which allows a student to record the class and take notes at the same time, or go back and listen later and take notes. This makes our students active note takers. In some cases, the student may need to receive copies of someone else’s notes. In these cases, the student must be present during class to receive the notes.  It is not a substitution of attendance.  The student may ask for your assistance in recruiting a note taker from the class.  To ensure confidentiality of the disabled student, please be sure not to disclose the student's name when making the announcement.  Once a note taker is identified, please refer him/her to OAS office for paper work.

Sometimes post-secondary instructors may not be familiar with Section 504 or ADA requirements regarding the use of an auxiliary or personal aid in their classrooms. Most often, questions arise when a student uses a tape recorder. College teachers may believe recording lectures is an infringement upon their own or other students' academic freedom, or constitutes copyright violation. The instructor may not forbid a student's use of an aid if that prohibition limits the student's participation in the school program. The Section 504 regulation states: "A recipient may not impose upon handicapped students other rules, such as the prohibition of tape recorders in classrooms or of dog guides in campus buildings that have the effect of limiting the participation of handicapped students in the recipient's education program or activity.  In order to allow a student with a disability the use of an effective aid and, at the same time, protect the instructor, the institution may require the student to sign an agreement so as not to infringe on a potential copyright or to limit freedom of speech".

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No.  The student will provide you with a letter of verification from OAS.  The letter will explain the student’s affiliation with OAS and type of accommodations that were approved.