Syllabus Statement

DISABILITY STATEMENT: If you have a disability and need assistance, arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please contact the Accessible Educational Services Office at 574-520-4460 or visit their office in the admin building, Suite 175, as soon as possible. Once the AES Office has provided you with an accommodation letter, bring that letter to me. For more information, please visit the AES Website.

Emergency Evacuation Procedures for Students with Disabilities

You may have a student with a disability in your class who requires assistance in the event of an emergency evacuation of the building. The student has responsibility for their safety and has been encouraged to formulate an emergency evacuation plan for their classroom locations. As part of this plan, the student has been asked to communicate with each of their professors concerning evacuation procedures. However, the faculty member is also responsible for ensuring that a student in class is safely and properly evacuated in an emergency. You are asked to do the following:

• Read the Emergency Action Plan on the campus police department's website at IUPD. If you have any questions about these procedures, contact the IU South Bend campus police department at 574-520-4239 or iupsdb@iu.edu (8 am-5 pm M-F). You can also contact the Office of Accessible Educational Services at 574-520-4460.
• Familiarize yourself with the emergency evacuation route for your classroom, including the location of the first searched evacuation area, if appropriate. You should also know the tornado-safe area closest to your classroom. This information can be found on the evacuation maps located in the hallways.
• Meet with the student to discuss the emergency evacuation procedures. You should also identify someone who can escort the student in the event of an emergency evacuation. The student may have already identified someone to serve this function. If the student does not have a person for this, you will need to solicit the assistance of someone in the class.

Please note that emergency personnel respond to evacuation locations only when an actual emergency happens, and the building must be evacuated. They do not do so for system tests and other non-emergency situations.