Under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, postsecondary institutions have an obligation to provide auxiliary aids and services that enable effective communication for qualified students with disabilities. Methods of communication involve speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The type of auxiliary aids or services students may require depends on the nature of their disability, the length and complexity of the communication, and the format of the communication. Visit the Federal government link Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities for additional information on these matters. The following are examples of auxiliary aids and services, some of which have links to specific information and/or policies concerning those aids and services.
Examples of Auxiliary Aids and Services at SF
- Audio recording or transcription/captioning in-class lectures and class discussions.
- Notetakers refers to supplementing class notes or audio recording students with disabilities create with notes from another source.
- Adaptive technologies refers to software or devices that compensate for functioning disabilities affect.
- ASL Interpreters.
- Alternate format textbooks.
- Handouts in alternate formats.
- Audiovisual presentations in alternate formats.