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OSWD Handbook for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Section 1: Preliminaries
Section 2: General Information
Section 3: Specific Accommodations
Section 4: Information for Students
Section 5: Information for Faculty
Appendix A: Disability Law
Appendix B: Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education

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Section 1: Preliminaries
1.1 Welcome to OSWD
1.2 The Gallaudet Credo
1.3 OSWD Mission
1.4 Using this Handbook
1.5 OSWD Office Hours and Location

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Section 2: General Information
2.1 Ten Things that Students and Faculty Need to Know
2.2 Reasonable Accommodation
2.3 OSWD's Main Service Areas
2.4 Intake Process and Eligibility Determination
2.5 Counseling and Support Staff
2.6 Confidentiality & Release of Information
2.7 Faculty Accommodation Letters
2.8 Priority Registration
2.9 OSWD Policies Related to International Travel
2.10 Attendance Policy
2.11 Temporary Disabilities
2.12 Section 504/ADA Student Grievance Procedure
2.13 Universal Design
2.14 Emergency Preparedness
2.15 OSWD Rights and Responsibilities
2.16 Helpful Attitudes & Etiquette

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Section 3: Specific Accommodations
3.1 Special Housing Requests
3.2 Testing Accommodations
3.3 Note Taking Services
3.4 Alternative Print: Braille, Large Print Text, and eBooks
3.5 OSWD Interpreting Services Policies
3.6 Assistive Equipment & Technology
3.7 Extended Time for Assignments
3.8 Reading Services
3.9 Reduced Course Load
3.10 Requesting Academic Adjustments: Course Substitutions & Program Modifications
3.11 Participating in Extracurricular Activities
3.12 Distance Learning and Online Courses

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Section 4: Information for Students
4.1 Student Rights and Responsibilities
4.2 For Prospective Undergraduates
4.3 General Information Regarding Student Accommodations
4.4 Assistive Equipment & Technology
4.5 Service Animals
4.6 Wheelchair Loaners & Repairs
4.7 Orientation & Mobility: Assessment & Training
4.8 Personal-Care Attendants
4.9 Success Tips for Students
4.10 Requesting an Incomplete for a Course
4.11 Scholarship Information
4.12 Student Advisory Board (SAB) & Accessibility Requests
4.13 Section 504 - ADA Student Grievances
4.14 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Section 5: Information for Faculty
5.1. OSWD Statement on Syllabi
5.2 Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
5.3 Understanding Types of Disability
5.4 Understanding Learning Disabilities & ADHD
5.5 Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome
5.6 Understanding DeafBlind
5.7 Understanding Usher Syndrome
5.8 Understanding Low Vision
5.9 Understanding Neuro-Muscular Disabilities
5.10 Understanding Psychological Disabilities
5.11 Understanding Chronic Illness & Episodic Disabilities
5.12 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Appendix A: Disability Law
A.1 OSWD and Compliance at Gallaudet
A.2 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
A.3 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
A.4 The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008

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Appendix B: Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education
B.1 Introduction
B.2 FAQs: The Admissions Process
B.3 FAQs: Post-Admission: Documentation of a Disability
B.4 FAQs: Post-Admission: Obtaining Services
B.5 Keys to Success: Attitude, Self-Advocacy And Preparation
B.6 Publication information

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