Sherry-Lynn Amaral

Sherry-Lynn Amaral

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There have been many times in my career in the healthcare industry in several different capacities; as a student,practitioner, an employer and now as a teacher, I have had conflicting ideas regarding the realistic expectations and application of the ADA in each of these contexts. One thing I do know now and feel more comfortable about after the presentation is that a person (student,employee) needs to be able to do the work at hand and if they have a disability and are capable with an appropriate accommodation, then in each context meeting the requirements of accommodation for access is the… >>>

Discussion Comment
In our quiz there is a question "A student with a disability is entitled to accommodation." True or False with the correct response in scoring indicated that it was false. Why is it false? What is missing from the question that makes it false and not true. Is the word reasonable accommodation part of 504 ADA?
I wonder just how many college students do not get the appropriate access because they are reluctant to disclose and seek out the assistance?

The entire program was informative and the final exam really let me know how much information I had gained!  The final session with the interviews of Ms. Betty Demers was helpful in refocusing the reasons we do what we do and that is to teach and assist others to learn, grow and be successful.  I was particularly pleased to see Ms. Demer’s interviews as she is the person who initially hired me to teach at Miller-Motte College in Wilmington, NC ten years ago!  Her devotion to educaton and her mentoring me gave me the incentive to continue to grow and… >>>

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