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Student Field Placement Accommodation Process

Fanshawe College Disability Services, F2010

Fanshawe College’s Disability Services works with students with disabilities to provide accommodations and services that encourage full participation in the academic process.
The purpose of the Student Field Placement Accommodation Process is to continue a student’s accommodations into the field placement setting.

What is it?

What is a Disability?
The term disability refers to any condition, physical or psychological, which limits the opportunities of a person to meet the essential requirements of a course or program.
Such conditions include, but are not limited to:
AD/HD
blind or low vision
brain injury
deaf or hard of hearing
developmental disability
learning disability
medical condition
mental health concern
mobility limitation.

What are the Goals of the Process?

By collaborating with students, faculty, field placement supervisors and Disability Services we hope to:
Enhance communication between students and employers about needs and resources
Promote education about disabilities, increase self-advocacy for students, inform participants of their rights and responsibilities
Foster connections between the college community and employers.

The process will focus on removing barriers to education and experience for qualified students with disabilities.
By removing such barriers is it believed that you will have an equal opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and abilities.
If you have had a Confidential Student Academic Accommodations Form, otherwise known as a ‘green sheet’, consider this process a ‘green sheet’ for the workplace.

Student Success Centre
Disability Services, Room F2010
Fanshawe College
1001 Fanshawe College Blvd.
PO Box 7005
London, ON N5Y 5R6
Phone: 519-452-4430

How Would Field Placement Accommodations Benefit Me?

Fanshawe College Disability Services, F2010

I’m Interested. What do I do next?

The first step is to contact your Disability Services counsellor or program placement advisor to inform them of your need for accommodation.
You may be asked to provide documentation to support your need for accommodation.

When should I request accommodations?
It is recommended that you inform the college of your need for accommodation as soon as possible.
To ensure that your unique needs are addressed it is recommended that you contact your counsellor /placement advisor according to these guidelines:
Contact should be made in May for placements beginning in September.
Contact should be made in February for placements beginning in May.
Contact should be made in November for placements beginning in January.

Do I have a choice to request accommodations?
It is always your right to request or decline accommodations.
Even after you have connected with your Disability Services counsellor or placement advisor it will be left to your discretion if you want to inform your placement agency or supervisor.
It is important to note that if you chose not to disclose your needs until after your placement begins or evaluation completed, accommodations cannot be considered retroactively.
With accommodations in place you will be expected to meet the learning outcomes established by your program.

Rick Madzia
Coordinator -Disability Services
Counselling and Student Life, F2010
519-452-4430 ext.4790

For More Information, Please contact:

Julie Cross
Field Placement Coordinator
Child and Youth Worker
519-452-4430 ext. 4224

Kay Wigle
Faculty
Developmental Services Worker
519-452-4430 ext. 4224

What options may be available?
Because each person has unique needs, accommodation options are explored in an individualized manner.
Examples of accommodations include:
Increased flexibility in work hours or break times
Providing reading materials in alternative formats including digitized text, Braille or large print
Providing sign language interpreters or real time captioning for persons who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing so they can participate in meetings
Providing access to adaptive technology including:
*Dragon Naturally Speaking
*Kurzweil
*Word Q.

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