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Established: [[established in::date::2002]] | Established: [[established in::date::2002]] | ||
| − | + | Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::2002]]- ) | |
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| − | Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::2002]]- | + | |
==Functions== | ==Functions== | ||
| − | The goal of the University Accessibility Center (UAC) is to provide programs and services to assist students who have disabilities to have access to the programs, services and information that they may need in their pursuit of excellence and the realization of human potential within the university environment. Assistance is provided to students who have physical, hearing, learning, attention and emotional concerns that may put them at a disadvantage compared to other students at the university in their quest for this goal. A variety of services are offered such as qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, volunteer notetakers, volunteer readers, library lockers, study rooms, VisualTeks, taped textbooks, Braille writers, and an adapted computer with enlarged characters and speech synthesis. | + | The goal of the University Accessibility Center (UAC) is to provide programs and services to assist students who have disabilities to have access to the programs, services and information that they may need in their pursuit of excellence and the realization of human potential within the university environment. Assistance is provided to students who have physical, hearing, learning, attention and emotional concerns that may put them at a disadvantage compared to other students at the university in their quest for this goal. A variety of services are offered such as qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, volunteer notetakers, volunteer readers, library lockers, study rooms, VisualTeks, taped textbooks, Braille writers, and an adapted computer with enlarged characters and speech synthesis. |
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==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ||
| − | + | Managers of University Accessibility Center works under the director of Campus Life. | |
==Associated Units== | ==Associated Units== | ||
| − | Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University]] ([[date::2002]]- | + | Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. Campus Life]] ([[date::2002]]- ) |
| − | + | Associated unit: [[associated with::Harold B. Lee Library. Library Information Systems Dept.]] ([[date::2004]]) | |
| − | + | Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Services for Students with Disabilities]] ([[date::2002]]) | |
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003: p. 417 (Function) (Campus Life) | Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003: p. 417 (Function) (Campus Life) | ||
| − | University Accessibility Center, Programs and Services. Retrieved on July 16, 2010, from Brigham Young University, University Accessibility Center website: https://uac.byu.edu/content/programs-and-services July 16, 2010 ( | + | |
| + | University Accessibility Center, Programs and Services. Retrieved on July 16, 2010, from Brigham Young University, University Accessibility Center website: https://uac.byu.edu/content/programs-and-services July 16, 2010 (Services available) | ||
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==Maintenance Information== | ==Maintenance Information== | ||
| − | Record ID: | + | Record ID: EAC-2010-00421 |
Creator: UPB/MRM | Creator: UPB/MRM | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 28 September 2012
Established in 2002, the University Accessibility Center strives to ensure that students with disabilities are provided access to university programs. Prior to 2002, these services were known as Services for Students with Disabilities. The University Accessibility Center works within the department of Campus Life.
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UAC
Description
Established: 2002
Location: Provo, Utah (2002- )
Functions
The goal of the University Accessibility Center (UAC) is to provide programs and services to assist students who have disabilities to have access to the programs, services and information that they may need in their pursuit of excellence and the realization of human potential within the university environment. Assistance is provided to students who have physical, hearing, learning, attention and emotional concerns that may put them at a disadvantage compared to other students at the university in their quest for this goal. A variety of services are offered such as qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, volunteer notetakers, volunteer readers, library lockers, study rooms, VisualTeks, taped textbooks, Braille writers, and an adapted computer with enlarged characters and speech synthesis.
Assets and Administrative Structure
Managers of University Accessibility Center works under the director of Campus Life.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Campus Life (2002- )
Associated unit: Harold B. Lee Library. Library Information Systems Dept. (2004)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Services for Students with Disabilities (2002)
Sources
Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003: p. 417 (Function) (Campus Life)
University Accessibility Center, Programs and Services. Retrieved on July 16, 2010, from Brigham Young University, University Accessibility Center website: https://uac.byu.edu/content/programs-and-services July 16, 2010 (Services available)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2010-00421
Creator: UPB/MRM