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Faculty & Staff

Faculty Welcome

Hello and welcome to Services to Students with Disabilities here at CSUSB. Together in our partnership with you, our valued faculty, we will assist our students with differences to succeed in the classroom and in life.

Faculty-Specific Resources for Accommodating Students

If you have questions or are in need of support, we are here! Our office can't wait to walk alongside you in your efforts to clearly understand, implement, or provide accommodations to your students. As faculty, please reach out right away to our office by email or by phone or in person in order to get the information you are seeking. The best email contact is ssd@csusb.edu. Below, please find a few valuable quick links:

Aim Faculty Portal

Faculty FAQs

Glossary of Accommodations

Video Explainers of Accommodations

Faculty Peer Resources

Faculty Drop-Ins for Office Hours

Course Syllabus Policy and Accommodation Language

You might be looking for disability language to include in your syllabus. Great! We are here to help! The Faculty Administrative Manual (FAM 820.9) indicates that all course syllabi must include a: statement of

  • ADA compliance,
  • including contact information to SSD, and
  • a reminder that it is the student's responsibility to seek academic accommodations for a verified disability in a timely manner.

 

Syllabus Language

Please feel free to cut and paste this language directly into your syllabus.

"If you are seeking classroom accommodations under the ADA, please register with the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities (SSD). If you are taking classes at the San Bernardino Campus, SSD is located in UH-183. At the Palm Desert Campus (PDC), SSD is located in RG 203A. You can telephone the SBC-SSD at (909) 537-5238, or the PDC-SSD at (760) 341-2883, ext. 78117, or email them at ssd@csusb.edu. To receive academic accommodations for this class, please obtain the Faculty Notification Letter from SSD. Students should inform their instructors about the type of assistance that may be required in the event of any emergency, and also to contact the SSD office regarding special needs for evacuation."

 

Points of Contact

 

Weekly Drop-In Hours with Dr. Jess Block Nerren, Faculty Disability Inclusion Fellow

Dr. Jess is available to answer any questions or concerns faculty may have about accommodations live on Tuesdays from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM via Zoom:

Dr. Jess may also be reached by email at jessica.nerren@csusb.edu.

In addition, Jess offers an online link for scheduling at times outside the drop-in office hours.

 

You may also reach out to the College-Level Disability Liaisons! 

Our college-level liaisons are amazing humans doing incredible work for disability inclusion. This is an amazing team of seasoned faculty colleagues who work together in collaboration on research, grants, policy, case mediation, consultation, idea generation and knowledge production related to disability inclusion. No matter what college you may be in, you have a liaison who knows your area well and is here for you. Please reach out anytime!

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