On July 26, 1990, the American's with
Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.
The ADA guarantees individuals with disabilities access
to employment, public accommodations, transportation, public services, and
telecommunications. The
ADA also mandates the removal of structural barriers to
individuals with disabilities in most new construction and
renovations of existing buildings.
The
ADA prohibits discrimination against any individual who has,
used to have, or is perceived as having a physical or mental
disability that substantially limits one or more of their major
life activities.
In
the area of employment there is an affirmative duty to provide
reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified individuals so
that they can perform the essential functions of a job, unless
the accommodation would create an undue hardship on the
employer.
Accommodations
may need to include: modifying
facilities to make them accessible; restructuring jobs and/or
schedules; eliminating nonessential job duties; reassigning
individuals to vacant positions; modifying equipment and
training materials; providing qualified aids such as
interpreters, readers, or other adaptive aids such as tape
recorders.
The
ADA also requires that all services, programs and activities be
provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs
of qualified individuals with disabilities.
The
effects of how we deal with students with disabilities are far
reaching. Once a
student with a disability has been admitted to the University,
the institution may have to develop certain alternate procedures
or requirements to assure that the student can make use of the
opportunity to obtain a college education, such as allowing a
visually impaired student to take an oral test rather than a
written test, or taking a music appreciation course rather than
an art appreciation course.
A student with a disability may not be denied the use of
special aids in the classroom, such as tape recorders, note
takers or adaptive equipment.
Such aids must also be made available in other areas of the
academic program, including the library.
This
does not mean, however, that the University is expected to
change the fundamental nature or essential curricular components
in order to accommodate the needs of a student with a
disability.
Any
program under which the University hires students, such as
work-study or campus employment, must be administered so that no
student is denied employment solely on the basis of having a
disability.
In
order to help ensure compliance with this far reaching piece of
legislation, Lock Haven University has assigned responsibilities
to the following employees:
| Name |
Handles |
Location |
Phone |
Dr.
Reynol Junco
Director of Disability
Services for Students |
Coordinator of
Services for Students
with Disabilities |
Room
104, Russell Hall
|
(570)
484-2926 |
Mr. David Proctor
Director of Facilities
Management & Planning |
Accessibility Concerns,
Structural Accessibility
Concerns &
Architectural Barriers
Accessibility Concerns |
East Campus
Room 104 |
(570)
484-2018 |
Mr.
Albert Jones
Associate
Director of Human Resources |
Employment Concerns |
East Campus
J202 |
(570)
484-2036 |
Mrs.
Mary White
Director of Marketing
and Communications |
Public Information
Concerning University
ADA Activities |
Room 5,
Russell Hall |
(570) 484-2253 |
Dr.
Teresa Williams
Dean of LHU
Clearfield Campus |
Clearfield Campus
Accessibility &
Employment |
135
Founders Hall Clearfield |
(814) 768-3404 |
These employees are responsible for providing information and/or
assistance to anyone
with concerns about the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
In
addition, an Accessibility Committee for Individuals with
Disabilities comprised of
faculty, staff and students assists in
our ongoing efforts to plan for a campus that improves
accessibility. Anyone
is welcome to discuss accessibility concerns with members of
this committee. A
list of committee members for the current year may be obtained
from any
of the above named individuals.
Internal
complaint procedures designed to resolve problems associated
with the ADA and its implementation have been developed. Copies of the procedure may be obtained from
the above
named individuals, deans and department chairs.
Last Updated
09/08/2009
