The criteria for a student to register with SASS
What is having a documented disability?
The goal of accommodations
What is Provide ACCESS?
Supports available if a student does not have a diagnosed disability
What are professors, Student Success Coaches, Academic Deans, Writing Center, STEM Center, departmental tutors?
The only 2 types of service animals in the state of Maryland.
What are dog and miniature horse?
The tendency to take communications and directions literally may often be present with a person with this disability
What is autism spectrum?
A common academic accommodation
What are Note taking, extended testing time, alternate location for testing, alternate format textbooks?
True/False: Students registered with SASS all need the same level of support
What is FALSE? There are many levels of service available through SASS. Students may select the level that best fits their needs each semester.
True/False: An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) may accompany the handler to class.
What is FALSE?
The location of the SASS Office
What is Merritt Hall, first floor?
The percentage of undergraduate students registered with SASS
What is 28%
Students who need housing accommodations should contact this department
What is SASS?
A screen reading, writing, and study skills software available to all students, staff, and faculty on campus.
What is Kurzweil?
What is NO?
Ways to become involved with the SASS Office
What are serving as a note taker, tutor, or ally to students who use SASS?
A student must register with SASS by this time
True/False: A reasonable accommodation is to change a paper length from 8 pages to 4 pages
What is false?
Where a student registered with SASS may access mental health counseling and group therapy
What is the SASS Office or the Wellness Center?
One question that may be asked of a service animal owner.
Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
Necessary adjustment to make this entrance accessible
What is an accessible door operator?
Documentation for a disability may take this form
What are Psychoeducational or neuropsychological assessement, letter from medical provider or mental health provider?
You send an announcement to students This is one way to provide access when this is how the written announcement appears:
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Iq conqains a hunqraq qrillion calls qheq work qogaqhys py qasign.
What is alternate format text, text-to-speech software, electronic format?
Location of all SASS documentation guidelines and procedures
What is mcdaniel.edu/sass or the SASS portal page?
A student shows up to orientation/ class/ event with a large black snake, named Princess, around their neck. When questioned, they insist it is their service snake. Identify a possible next step.
What is :
Ask the Service Animal questions
Contact SASS or Residence Life or DoCS for support if not comfortable
A video is being shown for a class or residence hall event. Make sure the video includes this to be accessible.
What is closed captioning?