Disability Policy
City Vision University is in compliance with all relevant ADA policies for universities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). If students have a qualified disability under these acts, including intellectual disabilities, they may contact the City Vision University Student Services office at support@cityvision.edu to request any reasonable accommodations they may need.
Along with their request, they should fax supporting medical documentation of their disability to (816) 760-2084. While relevant faculty members may be informed about accommodations that have been granted to a student with a disability, all personal documentation related to that disability is kept confidential, as with all student records, and is accessible only by authorized administrators and staff.
This documentation should include at minimum the following:
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name or type of disability (i.e., diagnosis)
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the limitations caused by the disability
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length of time the student will be disabled
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the services or accommodations (such as exam or course extensions) that the student will need while in college
It would be helpful if it also included information on the overall barriers and problems that the student may have in college.
We aim to make all reasonable learning accommodations for disabilities. However, we are not able to grant accommodations until we have specific documentation of a disability. One example is our late policy accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you have any questions about our policies and services for students with disabilities, email support@cityvision.edu.
Students with disabilities may review this guide to financial aid for students with disabilities.
Recommended Resources for Students with Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities may find the following resources and software tools helpful. Some may also be helpful for students with vision issues.
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Proofreading tools
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Ginger – Word and browser-integrated grammar checker
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Paperrater – online proofreading
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Grammarly – another proofreading tool
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Text to Speech
- Speechify
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Read & Write for Google – speech synthesis with highlighting
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Ultra Hal TTS Reader (make sure to click the correct download link)
- Text-to-Speech built-in on Macs
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Extensions
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Speech to Text (dictation)
- Mac OS built-in
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking – dictation program (paid)
- Free and Open Source Dictation Software (for Windows, Mac and Linux)
- Dyslexia Fonts & Software
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Audio Books:
- Audible.com
- LibriVox (free public domain audiobooks)
- Kindle (or other e-reader) versions of books – you may be able to get these for free from your local library, if they have a subscription to Libby or Overdrive
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Audio Pens: often an electronic copy of a book can be requested from the publisher if a paper copy has already been purchased. However, if this is not possible then another option is to purchase a pen reader. These can be a little pricey and it is important to read reviews of these, but here are a few examples of these readers that are available on Amazon:
- Amazon pen readers
- And here is one video that gives an overview of one of these pen readers
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Website Resources: