Project Opportunity and Access

Section I: Directions - Please respond to the following statements by checking Yes, No, or Don't Know. Please respond to all of the statements. This survey is available in alternative formats. Please contact (814) 863-2421.

1.	Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity offered by an institution of higher education.	Yes	No	Don't Know
2.	Under the ADA a person is considered to be a person with a disability if he/she has any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity, has a record of an impairment, or is regarded as having an impairment.	Yes	No	Don't Know
3.	A qualified person with a disability meets the academic and technical standards required for admission or participation in a particular program or activity.	Yes	No	Don't Know
4.	The university must operate its programs so individuals with disabilities may have access to the greatest extent possible.	Yes	No	Don't Know
5.	Student requests for accommodation must be granted when the accommodation would result in a fundamental alteration of the program/course.	Yes	No	Don't Know
6.	Faculty and/or staff are required to provide a student with a disability accommodation even if the student does not request it.	Yes	No	Don't Know
7.	The university may refuse to grant a student's request for an accommodation which is not supported by the student's documentation.	Yes	No	Don't Know
8.	Qualified individuals with disabilities must be given the option to participate in regular programs even where accommodations for special programs can be made.	Yes	No	Don't Know
9.	Preadmission inquiries as to whether a person has a disability are permissible.	Yes	No	Don't Know
10.	According to Section 504 and the ADA the institution may establish reasonable rules of behavior to maintain a safe and orderly educational environment.	Yes	No	Don't Know
11.	Faculty and/or staff are prohibited from counseling a student with a disability into more restrictive career path than is recommended to nondisabled students with similar abilities and interests.	Yes	No	Don't Know
12.	Postings for job announcements must be available in alternate formats, (e.g.Braille, auditory tape).	Yes	No	Don't Know
13.	The name of the Section 504 coordinator must be identified in recruiting materials such as application forms and school bulletins.	Yes	No	Don't Know
14.	The provision of an attendant for a student with a disability is the responsibility of the institution.	Yes	No	Don't Know
15.	A student who believes that a university's residential life policies discriminate against him/her on the basis of disability may file a claim with both the U.S.Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and Housing and Urban Development (HUD).	Yes	No	Don't Know
16.	A student with a disability is entitled to have more than one housing option presented if options exist for students who are not disabled.	Yes	No	Don't Know
17.	A student with a disability who needs attendant care can be automatically assigned to a single room.	Yes	No	Don't Know
18.	Institutions must provide comparable opportunities for intercollegiate activities to students with and without disabilities.	Yes	No	Don't Know
19.	A student with a disability must have a diagnostic evaluation that is less than three years old to be eligible for reasonable accommodations.	Yes	No	Don't Know
20.	A student with a disability may ask for and expect accommodation in a program, service or classroom even though the student has not provided documentation that his/her disability exists.	Yes	No	Don't Know
21.	Students with disabilities are required to assume the responsibility for securing their accommodations.	Yes	No	Don't Know
22.	A program or classroom's location should be changed if necessary to provide accessibility for a student with a mobility disability.	Yes	No	Don't Know
23.	A student with a speech disorder must be given an alternate assignment to presenting an oral report if identified as a needed accommodation.	Yes	No	Don't Know
24.	If a student with a visual disability is enrolled in a class, the institution must provide all the class written materials in the alternate format requested by the student.	Yes	No	Don't Know
25.	If a student has a documented disability that effects writing, the instructor is responsible for providing the student with an oral test.	Yes	No	Don't Know
26.	Faculty and staff members have the right to access diagnostic information regarding a student's disability.	Yes	No	Don't Know
27.	If a student's disability documentation specifically recommends a quiet testing area with no distractions, the instructor must allow the student to take an exam in a room different from the classroom with a proctor.	Yes	No	Don't Know
28.	An individual faculty or staff member who fails to provide an accommodation to a student with a documented disability may be held personally liable.	Yes	No	Don't Know
29.	The instructor's academic freedom permits the instructor to decide if he/she will provide special aids and services for students with disabilities in the classroom.	Yes	No	Don't Know
30.	Asking to copy the class notes of another student is a reasonable accommodation for a student with a learning disability who finds note-taking distracting from his/her ability to listen to the class lecture.	Yes	No	Don't Know
31.	A student with a documented disability in math processing may use a standard four function calculator on a math test.	Yes	No	Don't Know
32.	An institution of higher education must utilize a grievance procedure that includes a grade change if appropriate disability-related accommodations were not provided.	Yes	No	Don't Know
33.	Applicants with disabilities must be considered for a position if they are able to perform essential job functions.	Yes	No	Don't Know
34.	A due process complaint is filed in the Affirmative Action/ADA Compliance Office.	Yes	No	Don't Know
35.	If a student requests an accommodation without an accommodation letter from the Office of Disability Services (ODS) the faculty/staff person should refer the student to ODS.	Yes	No	Don't Know

Section II: Directions - Please answer the following questions. All responses will remain confidential.

Age:
Sex:	Male Female

This section is divided into two categories; one for Penn State Employees, one for Non-Penn State Employees. Please proceed to the section that applies to you.

FOR PENN STATE EMPLOYEES:

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FOR NON-PENN STATE EMPLOYEES:

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THIS SECTION IS FOR EVERYONE:

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Please add any comments:

Funding for this survey was made available by a grant from the U.S.Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.(Award No.84.078C)

For additional information, contact
or Sharon F.Salter, M.A.E., sfs8@psu.edu
or call (814) 863-2421

Adapted and used with permission from a survey developed by Anne R.Thompson, Ph.D., and Leslie L.Bethea, M.S.,
P.O.Box 9727, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.39762

This publication is available in alternative media on request.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.U.Ed.EDU 98-21

Project Opportunity and Access Special Education and Rehabilitation Services Programs The Pennsylvania State University 138 CEDAR Building University Park, PA 16802-3109

Project Opportunity and Access
Special Education and Rehabilitation Services Programs
The Pennsylvania State University
138 CEDAR Building
University Park, PA 16802-3109