Samuel Gonzalez

Consent is a voluntary agreement that cannot be given by someone who is mentally or physically incapacitated or below the age of consent. Consent with one person does not imply future consent or consent with another person. Consent may also be withdrawn at any time.

Once an institution has been put on notice of potential sexual harassment or violence, the institution is required to begin investigating which includes fact-finding, any hearings, and decision-making processes used during. The investigation is to find out: if the conduct occurred and what steps must be taken to make safe and ensure that the learning environment stays safe for all students and employees.

Incidents that should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator or Responsible Employees are any that may be discrimination based on sex or gender, and also sexual violence. Once they are made aware or were reasonably made aware, the school then on notice and obligated to take immediate and appropriate steps to find out what occurred and provide reasonable accommodations to the victim as necessitated by the impact of the incident.

Title IX is meant to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and staff. I will apply this knowledge to help the institution remain a safe and supportive place.

My role in supporting students with disabilities is to do my best to treat them the same way that I would treat other students and not let my preconceived notions or personal experiences regarding disabilities affect the quality or type of support I offer. My role is limited to the scope of that of an I.T. support specialist; I am not qualified to make decisions or recommendations (promises or assurances) regarding disability services or accommodations, but I am expected to have the knowledge to properly route a student to the department or person that is qualified to help the student… >>>

Documents regarding disability and proof of disability should be managed by as little people as possible. One such person would be the disabled services provider of the institution. This person would help provide and identify whatever accommodations are necessary. Assuming they have conferred with staff/leadership, they may be able to solely approve or deny a requests for accommodation.

Blindness is a critical condition because so much of what we "take in" comes from visual information, making learning difficult without the use of learning aids to convert the course curriculum into a usable format. Hearing disabilities are also a huge challenge as a lot of learning is done through lecturing and discussions. Helen Keller once said that being blind creates a barrier between people and things, while being deaf creates a barrier between people and people.

The ADA does not only provide rules regarding building disability access, but also to guidelines to protect students with disabilities by ensuring that they have the same access to learning and the curriculum as their differently-abled classmates.

Published content from student/school-sponsored activities, events and recognition lists are considered under FERPA and must addressed as part of its handling of Directory Information. Third party vendors and service providers that in practice deal with FERPA protected student information to provide services, also fall under FERPA. Other regulatory rules and statutes such as HIPPA, the Solomon Act and the Patriot Act can affect and supersedes requirement under FERPA depending on the way and by who the information is used like health or financial information. Technology is pushing society away from paper records to electronic ones and they are to be… >>>

Students must allow a school 45 days to comply with requests to review their records. There may redactions to their record for items like parental financial records, confidential letters and recommendation that the student waived their right to inspection, and educational records containing information about more than one student. Applying students are not covered by FERPA. Former students are covered, but schools are not obligated to honor nondisclosure of Directory Information. Alumni records are not covered unless they are subsequent educational records.