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Welcome back from the<\/strong> The Center for Access and Assistive Technology<\/a> is located on the first floor of the Siek Campus Center, room 130. When you get a chance, please stop by and see our state-of-the art technology lab and accessible facility!<\/p>\n Fall 2015 Extended Hours<\/strong><\/span> The Center for Access and Assistive Technology (CAAT) would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back and to remind you of the services we provide to students, staff and faculty with disabilities at Hudson Valley Community College.<\/p>\n * Extended Hours * CAAT Publications * Autism Spectrum Disorder Please note that the Learning Disabilities Office and the CAAT have merged. If you have a learning disability and are looking to obtain information or register for services, please contact the CAAT office.<\/strong><\/p>\n * Handicapped Parking * Scooters <\/strong>The Center for Access and Assistive Technology has seven electric scooters available on loan for students, staff and faculty use, based on individual needs and documented disabilities.<\/p>\n * Emergency Evacuation Chairs<\/strong> have been strategically placed throughout the entire campus buildings in the event of an emergency situation.<\/p>\n If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions on how we can continue to enhance the services and learning environment for students with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us.<\/p>\n If you have any questions or concerns regarding testing policies, special scheduling, or about accommodating a student in your class or lab, please call us at 629-7154 or TDD 629-7596. It would be our pleasure to schedule a meeting with you and the student to discuss any concerns you may have.<\/p>\n Thank you for your continued outstanding support and cooperation. Have a fantastic semester and remember we are here to work as a team!<\/p>\n Center for Access and Assistive Technology CAAT STAFF<\/strong> <\/p>\n Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:05:20 +0000 by\u00a0t.isopo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome back from the Center for Access and Assistive Technology! We hope you had an enjoyable summer! The Center…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6936\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCenter for Access and Assistive Technology!
\n<\/strong>We hope you had an enjoyable summer!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMonday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 7\u00a0 p.m.<\/strong>
\n Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.<\/strong>
\n Saturday: by special appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Center for Access and Assistive Technology will continue extended hours during the academic semester. These extended hours give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to utilize our adaptive computer lab, receive training on the assistive technology, testing accommodations, and to provide evening students and faculty access to the Center for Access and Assistive Technology.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The following brochures are available: Center for Access and Assistive Technology, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Policies & Guidelines for Alternative Testing Services. Please contact the Center for Access and Assistive Technology at 629-7154 and we will mail them to you. These publications provide helpful information for college faculty and staff to ensure access to college programs and activities for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There has been an increase in the population of students who are diagnosed along the high end of the autism spectrum. The CAAT has developed an Autism Spectrum Disorder brochure, which outlines suggestions and strategies for faculty and staff and is available upon request.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There are currently 105 handicapped spaces throughout the campus:
\n\u2022 A-lot located on the left of Holliday Drive has eight spaces
\n\u2022 B-lot located on North Drive have 14 spaces throughout the entire lot
\n\u2022 C-lot located near the Student Pavilion has two spaces
\n\u2022 E-lot located on South Drive has nine spaces to access the Joe Bruno Stadium
\n\u2022 G-lot located on upper South Drive has nine additional spaces for access to the Joe Bruno Stadium
\n\u2022 H-lot located on the south side of Williams Road as four spaces
\n\u2022 J-lot located near Williams Road has four spaces for access to Cogan Hall and the Viking Child Care Center; there also is one additional space near the side entrance to the daycare center.
\n\u2022 N-lot located behind the Campus Center has 10 spaces
\n\u2022 Visitor’s Lot on Holliday Drive has four spaces
\n\u2022 The Parking Garage has 16 spaces
\n\u2022 North side of the Conway Ice Rink has three spaces
\n\u2022 Fire lane has 15 spaces for access to Lang, Brahan and the New Science Center
\n\u2022 Lapan Hall has two spaces
\n\u2022 Cogan Hall has one space<\/p>\n
\n629-7154
\nTDD 629-7596
\nFax 629-4831<\/p>\n
\nDeanne Martocci<\/a>, director
\nTara Isopo<\/a>, office manager
\n Donna Totaro<\/a>, coordinator for testing
\nAnnie Malacuso<\/a>, coordinator for Asset Placement Testing
\nBarbara Zacharakis<\/a>, interim technical assistant for learning disabilities
\nKathy Henry<\/a>, technical assistant for testing<\/p>\n