SSW and All Other Grad Students

The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) welcomes new and returning graduate students in the School for Social Work (SSW) and other graduate programs. ARC provides resources, information, 并为选择在我们办公室注册的学生提供个性化支持.  注册说明可在以下网站找到 this section of our website. 请按照概述的步骤通过Workday提交您的信息, contact us to set up an appointment, 有任何问题请直接与我联系. 

ARC与研究生管理部门密切合作, staff, and faculty to facilitate necessary accommodations and modifications in policies and procedures as appropriate to the class, field placement, and/or the general program. 

In collaboration with SSW specifically, we also strive to proactively identify and mitigate structural barriers that might limit opportunities for full participation and inclusion as part of SSW’s Universal Access commitment. While the unique academic structure, condensed course time frame, 社会工作学院学术课程的快速节奏提供了许多好处, 它也会给学生的学习带来挑战, mental health, and other disabilities. It is important to prepare and plan well for your success at Smith by contacting ARC well in advance of your arrival.  All students must take time to consider a range of factors in determining the type of graduate program that best supports their individual learning needs.

New SSW Students

如果你刚被社会工作学院录取, 请尽量在到达校园之前与我们的办公室联系. 没有足够的提前通知和适当的文件, 我们可能无法满足您的要求，或者可能会有延误. 

注意所有的住房住宿要求, 包括要求带一只情感支持动物, should be made no later than April 15. 夏季课程的学术住宿申请也应在4月15日之前提出. 实地实习申请应在下一学年的7月1日之前提出. 如果您需要手语翻译等支持，请在三月底之前致电我们, alternative print materials, etc.，以便在您到达时提供适当的服务. 如果您需要这些日期的例外，请与我们联系讨论.

Returning SSW Students

如果你要求新的住宿, 请尽量遵守上述新入学学生的入学日期. 如果住宿已经建立，需要调整或改变, please contact us to discuss right away, any time of the year. 如果你不需要对你的住宿做任何改变, 你不需要向本处填写任何新表格.

All Other Graduate Students

如果您是第一次通过我们的办公室申请住宿，请参考 the registration page. 如果住宿已经建立，需要调整或改变, please contact us to discuss right away, any time of the year. 如果您不需要对现有住宿进行任何更改, 你不需要向本处填写任何新表格. Please make every effort to register in advance of beginning your program so that we can properly prepare for your arrival. 

Accommodations and Services

Please refer to the general Accommodations and Services page，并与我们联系，询问有关您的研究生课程的问题. 除非对课程产生根本性的改变，否则会提供住宿. 

作为SSW普遍接入承诺的一部分，并且 该机构对无障碍材料的承诺，课堂上使用的所有视频都配有字幕. 

Assistive technology (all grads): more information about the Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) in Neilson Library can be found on our Campus Resources page. 请注意，并非资源页面上列出的所有中心都在夏季开放, but the ATL is available. 

Housing (SSW-specific): the Accessibility Resource Center works with SSW to identify and coordinate needed housing accommodations. 这包括携带情感支持动物的请求，这必须事先得到ARC的批准.  Individuals with a service dog (dogs trained to perform specific disability-related tasks) are asked to notify ARC, which will help us coordinate the needs of other disabled students and to be aware of the presence of the animal in the event of emergency. 请从相应的链接部分查看学院对支持和服务动物的政策 this page. 

Dietary/food accommodations (SSW-specific):  Students may register with ARC for specific dietary accommodations needed as part of a health or disability related prescribed diet due to allergies, medication contraindications, 以及其他与食物和饮食有关的疾病. Dining Services will work to identify appropriate meal items and develop a food plan with you to be implemented during the summer. 如果餐饮服务无法满足您的特定需求，可以考虑豁免膳食计划.

Transportation (all grads): Students with HP plates or placards may park in any designated parking spots on campus. 如果你有临时情况，需要短期通行证，请联系 arc@lj-hb.com. The PVTA bus has ramps on every route and also runs a paratransit service; please contact them directly for more details. 

Communication Access

  • Sign language- Students needing sign-language interpreters must contact ARC at least six to eight weeks before the start of summer classes and at least two weeks before a special event. 这样的交货时间对于评估您的要求和确定合格的服务提供商或承包商是必要的.  

  • 字幕视频-作为SSW普遍接入承诺的一部分，课堂上使用的所有视频都配有字幕. 

  • Closed Captioning - “Auto transcription” is available for all Zoom sessions and may be turned on by clicking on the live transcript button at the bottom of your Zoom screen.  It runs like captioning across the bottom of the screen or select view full transcript so it runs down the side of the screen with the names of the speaker. 与会者必须一次发言一人，以避免发言者重叠. 

住房-无障碍资源中心与社会福利署合作，确定和协调所需的住房设施. 这包括携带情感支持动物的请求，这必须事先得到ARC的批准. Individuals with a service dog (dogs trained to perform specific disability related tasks) are asked to notify ARC. This will help us coordinate the needs of other disabled students who might be impacted by being in close proximity to a dog due to allergies and other physical or mental health challenges. 

Dietary/food accommodations -  Students may register with ARC for specific dietary accommodations needed as part of a health or disability related prescribed diet due to allergies, medication contraindications, 以及其他与食物和饮食有关的疾病. Dining Services will work to identify appropriate meal items and develop a food plan with you to be implemented during the summer. 如果餐饮服务无法满足您的特定需求，可以考虑豁免膳食计划.

交通-持有HP车牌或标牌的学生可以在校园内任何指定的停车位停车. 如果你有临时情况，需要短期通行证，请联系 arc@lj-hb.com. 有限的校园面包车运输可提前通知. 巴士服务在所有路线均设有升降机. PVTA also runs a paratransit service.

Getting Evaluated for LD or ADD/ADHD

 强烈建议学生在来澳门葡京博彩软件之前进行评估. Some options to do so include:

  • checking in with the disability services office at a local college for a possible recommendation of clinicians in your area. Many colleges maintain lists.
  • a primary care doctor or mental health professional should be able to make a local referral or provide medication based on their own clinical assessment.
  • 你可以在保险公司的网站上找到一份做神经心理测试的临床医生名单. (更有可能的是，你的保险将支付你居住地区的全部或部分测试费用, 而不是离开你在澳门葡京博彩软件的州.)
  • 联系你所在州的职业康复机构，了解测试和服务.

By getting evaluated before you arrive, 您将能够尽快开始执行任何推荐的策略, 而不是试图在你的班级中间进行调整. This will also help the Accessibility Resource Center plan for what accommodations you might need during your time here. We look forward to supporting you.

医疗和心理支助的连续性

All students are encouraged to think through the types of supports and resources they will need to be successful at Smith. 

SSW项目的浓缩性质会给身体带来很大压力, mentally and emotionally, 因此，提前仔细考虑自己的需求是很重要的. Arranging medical and psychiatric care, in particular, 是否需要一些预先考虑和计划来确保护理的连续性. Arranging for new local providers in advance of arriving will smooth the transition during the first weeks of adjustment.

Check with your insurance company to find providers in the area and contact them in advance to set up appointments and confirm that they accept your insurance and are taking new patients. Keep in mind that this is a rural area and those needing specialty medical care should confirm that the level of care needed is available here before committing to the program.

Enhanced Strategies for Learning Success

The School for Social Work and the Accessibility Resource Center collaborate closely during the summer and throughout the year to assure that all students have full access to the curriculum.  All graduate students, including SSW students, 可以要求ARC提供支持，以提高他们的学习和组织能力, 比如制定目标设定的新策略, prioritization, time management, reading, writing, project management, pacing, focus, retention, presentations, group work, etc. 

Students who have been out of school for several years and away from the process of using disability accommodations or specialized learning and organizational strategies are encouraged to seek consultation before starting the program to determine how best to prepare for re-entry to an academic setting. 许多学生发现研究生学习的学术要求需要新的或强化的学习策略. 努力加强/提升你的学习, writing, 在开始研究生学习之前，阅读和组织能力将被证明是非常有益的.