{"id":535,"date":"2015-06-09T14:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/disability\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:10:53","slug":"role-of-disability-services-at-jackson-state-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Accessible Education and Resource Center at Jackson State University!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><\/h4>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Accessible Education and Resource Center (AERC) is dedicated to removing academic and institutional barriers for scholars with disabilities. We accomplish this through the coordination of individualized, legally compliant accommodations, proactive student support, and campus-wide education on accessibility and equity. Our mission is rooted in empowerment: to give every scholar the tools, resources, and advocacy they need to fully engage in the learning experience.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">We commit to:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Facilitating meaningful access to classrooms, resources, and educational materials<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Providing timely and appropriate accommodations based on student needs and documentation<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Supporting self-advocacy and independence among scholars with disabilities<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Promoting a culture of inclusion that values and respects disability as part of human diversity<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Our vision is to become a nationally recognized model for inclusive excellence in higher education. We envision a campus where:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Every scholar regardless of disability is welcomed, supported, and celebrated<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Faculty and staff are educated partners in the accessibility process<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Universal Design for Learning is standard practice<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Students with disabilities are visible leaders, scholars, and innovators on campus<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Accessibility is not a service it is a right. It is not the job of a few but the responsibility of all. Through collaboration, innovation, and integrity, the AERC will continue to drive a more just and accessible future for Jackson State University.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsums.instructure.com\/courses\/2309046\">Navigating Accommodations and Expectations\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">It is the policy and practice of Jackson State University to comply fully with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and all other federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA was designed to extend civil rights protection to people with disabilities. Title II of the ADA mandates that government agencies or those that receive government funds make their programs and services accessible to persons with disabilities. Even before the passage of the ADA, JSU was covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 503 and 504, which mandated that university programs and services be accessible to people with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">A disability is an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Disabilities covered by legislation include (but are not limited to) AIDS, blindness, cancer, cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, head injuries, hearing disabilities, specific learning disabilities, loss of limb(s), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, emotional disabilities, speech disabilities, spinal cord injuries, and vision impairments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Under the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Jackson State University may not:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Limit the number of students with disabilities admitted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Exclude a student with a disability from any course of study on the basis of his\/her disability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Counsel students with disabilities towards a more restrictive career than students without disabilities, unless such counsel is based on strict licensing or certification requirements in the profession<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Measure student achievement using modes that adversely discriminate against students with disabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Institute prohibitive rules that may adversely affect the performance of students with disabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Students who have self-identified, provided documentation of disability, and requested accommodations are entitled to receive approved modifications of programs, appropriate academic adjustments, or auxiliary aids that enable them to participate in and benefit from all educational programs<\/span> and activities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accessible Education and Resource Center (AERC) is dedicated to removing academic and institutional barriers for scholars with disabilities. 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