Academic Accommodations Policy Board
Academic Accommodations Policy Board
At Berkeley, the Administration and the Academic Senate have created an Academic Accommodations Policy Board. The Board has as its primary functions: (a) advising the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost about policies and procedures related to the provision of academic accommodations for students with disabilities, (b) recommending steps to be taken by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost related to the provision of accommodations for instructors with disabilities , such as faculty, lecturers, graduate student instructors, etc., (c) developing mechanisms for increasing the understanding of the academic departments and faculty with respect to disabilities and their accommodation in an academic setting, and (d) assisting the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost in resolving any disagreements with faculty that might arise concerning particular accommodations in an academic setting. The Policy Board is comprised of at least six members
Membership 2008-2110
Associate Dean Bob Jacobsen, Physics (Co-Chair)
Assistant Provost Sarah Hawthorne, Academic Compliance & Disability Standards (Co-Chair)
Disability Resolution Officer Derek Coates, Academic Compliance & Disability Standards
Professor Fred Collignon, City and Regional Planning/Environmental Design/Urban Studies
Coordinator Constance Chiba, Disability Services, Disabled Students Program
Manager Randolph Jordan, Auxiliary Services, Disabled Students Program
Professor Calvin Moore, Mathematics
Professor Heino Nitsche, Chemistry
Director Ed Rogers, Disabled Students Program
Professor Susan Schweik, English/Disabilities Studies
Professor Katherine Sherwood, Art Practice