Table of Contents The instructional approach will encourage different types of students to participate by:
• providing access to criteria for participation (e.g., age, weight, prerequisites, essential eligibility criteria, etc.); • informing students beforehand what they may achieve as a result of participation (e.g., skills, knowledge, enjoyment, certification, etc.); and
• making reasonable modifications for students with disabilities. About the Element
• This element focuses on providing all potential students with the information they need to make informed decisions about their participation in a course or program.
• Offer potential students the opportunity to ask questions before they commit to participation in a course or program.
• Education providers should outline “performance objectives” associated with a course or program in the information potential students receive before they commit to a course. The performance objectives should focus on the purpose, intent, and outcomes the course or program is designed to accomplish.
• Prerequisites for participation can include physical requirements and experience, as well as course prerequisites.
• Essential eligibility requirements can be formatted in a variety of ways. Choose a format that works best for your approach to instruction.
To learn more about establishing essential eligibility requirements, visit:
www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap1toolkit.htm.
For an example of essential eligibility requirements (criteria), visit:
https://americancanoe.org/essential-eligibility-criteria.
• Consider using terms like “adaptive program” or “universal program” to signify that a course or program is designed to meet the needs of students with a broad range of challenges.
• Include the use of appropriate language (e.g., using the phrase “students with disabilities” rather than “students with special needs”).
• “Reasonable modifications” means making slight modifications to a course or program (where appropriate) to fit the needs of students with disabilities (physical, developmental, and/or cognitive) rather than fundamental changes or alterations to the design or delivery of a course or program.
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