Resolution 16-19: ARE YOU COMPLYIN'?
| Number | 16-19 |
| Description | Have Faculty/Staff and Student Employees be trained in ADA Compliance |
| Authored by |
Robert Howell-Jennings |
| Sponsored by |
Kashif Merchant Niveen Joulani Stephen Sissons |
| Date Submitted | Friday, September 2, 2016 |
| Committee | Committee Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | |
| Whereas | UTA has a significant population of students with disabilities; and |
| Whereas | More than 1000 students are registered with Office for Students with Disabilities; and |
| Whereas | These students interact with Faculty/Staff and Student employees on a daily basis and sometimes these employees of the university don't know how to communicate effectively with the students with disabilities; and |
| Whereas | This leads to Faculty/Staff and Student employees be unable to deal with the situation efficiently which leads to uneasy circumstances for the students with disabilities; and |
| Whereas | Improper treatment of students with disabilities by university employees can also put great liability on the institution |
| Be It Further Resolved That | The ADA Compliance Training at UT Arlington reflects the needs and concerns of the University employees and students |
| Be It Further Resolved That | the University of Texas at Arlington compliance training to incorporate findings from the focus group as organized by the Office Human Resources |