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	ADA Standards - Americans with Disabilities Act

In keeping with its mission and goals, and in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Medical Center Campus promotes an environment of respect and support for persons with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations. The definition of individuals with disabilities are those who currently have, have a record of having, or are regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. Major life activities include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, and working.

Individuals applying for admission, progression to clinical courses, and graduation from a program in Nursing and Allied Health Technologies must be able to meet the physical and emotional requirements of the academic program. In addition, students admitted to the programs in Nursing and Allied Health Technologies must possess the following qualities:

• The emotional maturity and stability to approach highly stressful human situations in a calm and rational manner.
• The ability to make clinical judgment using critical thinking
• The ability to adhere to ethical standards of conduct as well as applicable state and federal laws
• The ability to provide effective written, oral, nonverbal communication with patients and their families, colleagues, health care providers, and the public
• The ability to successfully complete all requirements needed to receive ACLS certification as defined by the American Heart Association

An individual who poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others or themselves may be denied admission, progression or graduation. The college's determination that a person poses a direct threat will be based on an individualized assessment that relies on current medical evidence or on the best available evidence to assess the nature, duration, and severity of the risk and the probability that the potential injury will actually occur.

In order to fulfill the requirements of the Respiratory Care program at Miami Dade College , students must be able to meet the physical demands associated with the profession. Examples of these requirement include but are not limited to the following:

Code: F = frequently O = Occasionally NP = Not Present