Resources

Website: https://www.astate.edu/a/counseling-services/
Email: counseling@astate.edu
Phone: (870) 972-2318

Free to all students.

Website: https://www.astate.edu/college/university-college/student-support-services/index.dot
Phone: (870) 972-2320

Free services for those who meet program criteria.

Website: https://www.astate.edu/college/university-college/the-learning-commons/
Phone: (870) 972-3451
           (870) 972-3150

Academic coaching and tutoring for most 1^st and 2^nd year courses.

Website: https://www.astate.edu/a/beck-center/
Email: beckcenter4vets@astate.edu
Phone: (870) 972-2624

Group and individual services for veterans or veteran affiliated students.

Website: https://www.astate.edu/a/careers/index.dot
Email: careers@astate.edu
Phone: (870) 972-0325

Resume building, mock interviews, employment/internship resources, and more.

Website: https://www.astate.edu/a/leadership-center/volunteer/a-state-food-pantry/
Email: pantry@astate.edu
Phone: (870) 972-2055

Non-perishable food items for students, opportunities to volunteer, and other food resources.

JAN assists individuals with medical conditions and disabilities, their advocates, and family members by providing the following information about job accommodation solutions and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These resources include information about ADA general rights, how to disclose a disability and request and negotiate accommodations at work, accommodation solutions, and what to do if you believe your ADA rights are being violated. If you still have questions after reviewing these resources, please go to the AskJAN.org Contact page to submit an email.

• Employee Resources
• Job Seeker Resources
• Federal, State, and Local Resources for Employees/Job-Seekers

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is a state agency that can often provide funding for tuition assistance to students with disabilities. The agency also assists with assessing career goals and accommodations that might be needed in the workplace. For more information on ARS, you may contact the Jonesboro office at (870) 972-0025 or visit their website.

Website: http://www.entrypoint.org

Entry Point is the signature program of the AAAS Project on Science, Technology, and Disability. Entry Point! identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities studying in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for outstanding internship and co-op opportunities.

Website: https://disabilityrightsar.org/

The Disability Rights Center of Arkansas (DRC) is the federally funded and authorized Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system and Client Assistance Program (CAP) for people with disabilities in Arkansas.

Website: http://ar-ican.org/

Increasing Capabilities Access Network. ICAN is a funding information resource and provides information on new and existing technology free to any person regardless of age or disability.

Website: ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)

This document contains scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to buildings and facilities by individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Website: http://www.abilityjobs.com/

Resource for individuals with disabilities seeking job placement and internship. Job-seekers can freely post their resumes on the site with the knowledge that companies are actively seeking them for employment.

Website: http://wave.webaim.org/

Wave is designed to assist in web accessibility evaluation process. A manual check by a person is still required to ensure a web page is accessible.

• AAS sends accommodation letters to faculty members for students with disabilities who register with us and present sufficient documentation of their disability. This includes online programs.
  
  
• Make sure articles and other text used outside of the textbook are in a readable format and accessible for screen readers.
  
  
• AAS will take care of E-Text accommodations that you may see on an accommodations letter.
  
  
• Students that receive testing accommodations are eligible to take their exams in proctored spaces within the AAS office.
  
  
• All course material provided online must be accessible.
  
  
• Ensure that all video content used for class instruction is captioned and that captions are turned on. If assistance or guidance is needed regarding captioning, please contact AAS. If content is deemed essential, but captions cannot be added, instructors must provide a transcript for video material.
  
  
• Some students will have accommodations that allow them to use certain technology in the classroom (recorders, note-taking software, etc.).
  
  
• If you are going to use a podcast as course material, you must have the following: 
  • Transcripts for audio podcasts for hearing-impaired audiences.
  • Appropriately synchronized captions in video podcasts for hearing-impaired audiences.
  • Audio descriptions of visual content that conveys important information in video podcasts for visually impaired audiences.

We strongly encourage all faculty to include the following statement in your syllabus:

• Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him/her from fully participating in this course should register with AAS (www.astate.edu/a/disability) as soon as possible, so we can make the necessary accommodations to facilitate your educational opportunity.

Students with disabilities do not always disclose they have a disability to their instructor(s) for various reasons. Including this statement will indicate your willingness to accommodate students with disabilities.

• Document Accessibility
• Accommodations
• Faculty Resource Guide
• Universal Design of Instruction
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teaching Tips
• Test your Web Page for Accessibility
• Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
• Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education