Adaptive Services

Adaptive Services is open

Welcome to the Fall semester at Adaptive Services! While we will continue to offer virtual assistance, we are able to meet with students in person.  In order to adhere to the required protocol due to Covid 19, we have implemented procedures that will assist in maintaining the health and safety of our students and staff.  Below is information regarding our reopening procedures, and we encourage you to continue viewing our Canvas page for up to date announcements and information.

• Office Hours are 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday
• All meetings with case managers, tutors, and test proctoring are by appointment only. We are unable to take walk in requests at this time.
• When entering the office, please adhere to the signage indicating mask requirements, spacing and communicating with front desk and test proctor staff. We can allow up to three individuals in line at one time.  If you see three people in line, please wait in the building lobby, or outside, until your scheduled appointment.
• We will have limited items in the office for you to use, including pens, paper, and calculators. We encourage you to bring your own materials for working in the lab, taking exams, tutoring, and meeting with your case manager.
• All surfaces will be cleaned and sanitized after each use, including computers and tables, tutoring tables, and testing rooms.

We're here to enhance access for students, faculty, staff and guests with disabilities. We help provide effective, reasonable accommodations, educating the campus community and promoting equal access and opportunity in the process.

Process for Requesting Accommodations and Services

If you are a prospective student or family member, please email us at adaptive@fgcu.edu, or call us at 239-590-7956 if you have any questions about our program.  You can also find useful information under the Prospective Student tab on our website.

If you are an incoming student for the Fall 2020 semester, or you are a current student needing accommodations for the first time, please email us your disability documentation at adaptive@fgcu.edu.  Documentation requirements are found under the Prospective Student tab on our website.  Once we receive your documentation, we will contact you to schedule a virtual appointment to register you with the office and discuss your accommodation needs. 

If you are a student currently registered with us, please refer to the Adaptive Services Canvas page for all information regarding receiving accommodations and services remotely.

We are excited to work with you and we hope to see you in person really soon.

Florida Gulf Coast University, under the guidelines of federal legislation, provides access to activities, programs and services to students, faculty, staff and guests with disabilities.

Access the ADA homepage for more information.

Faculty and Staff Employee Accommodations

Employees of Florida Gulf Coat University can request reasonable accommodations and services related to a disability by contacting Adaptive Services and setting up an appointment. Information on the process and required forms can be found in the Faculty/Staff Resource Guide. Supervisors are required to refer any employee requesting assistance to Adaptive Services for determination of the reasonable accommodations and subsequent procedures.

 Faculty and Staff Resource Guide 2019

Office Staff

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Cori Bright-Kerrigan

Cori Bright-Kerrigan is the Director of Adaptive Services and University ADA Coordinator, having started her employment with FGCU in 2002. Prior to coming to FGCU, Cori worked at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon Illinois as the assistant to the director of disability services. She received her BA in psychology/sociology from Purdue University and an M.Ed from St. Ambrose University, specializing in postsecondary disability services. As Director, Cori oversees the Adaptive Services office and programming initiatives, as well as works one-on-one with students with disabilities by providing tutoring services, test proctoring, study skills instruction and other accommodations. As the University ADA Coordinator, she works with the entire campus community to bring disability awareness and make sure that the entire campus is accessible to students, faculty, staff and community members who have a disability.

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Cori Bright-Kerrigan

Director, Adaptive Services/ADA Coordinator

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 101F

Phone: 239-590-7941

E-mail: cbright-kerrigan@fgcu.edu

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 Lisa is our newest member of the OAS team. As a former student of FGCU, she is excited to return to campus in her new role as our Administrative Specialist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Her most recent professional experience has been in healthcare and working with nonprofits. Lisa is so happy to be working in Adaptive Services and in starting her new career with FGCU.

 

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 Lisa Cavazos

Administrative Specialist

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 101B

Phone: 239-745-4605

E-mail: lcavazos@fgcu.edu

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Barbara M. Fuentes

Barbara began working at Florida Gulf Coast University in March of 2006, joining the Adaptive Services family in August of 2007. Prior to that she spent 23 years as a teacher in the Miami-Dade and Lee County School systems. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Exceptional Student Education from Florida State University and her Master's Degree in Exceptional Education from Nova Southeastern University. Additionally, she teaches 2 courses at FGCU each semester. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, biking, reading, and watching her favorite programs, "House Hunters" and "Say Yes to the Dress". She is also an avid football fan and enjoys watching her favorite team, Florida State!

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Barbara M. Fuentes

Accommodations Coordinator

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 101G

Phone: 239-590-7997

E-mail: bfuentes@fgcu.edu

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Dodie Jeter

Dodie Jeter comes to the Office of Adaptive Services with eighteen years of experience in education in both public and private school settings.  Prior to coming to FGCU, her experience included working in the roles of general education classroom teacher, ESE classroom and resource teacher, staffing specialist, school support facilitator, and school administrator.  Dodie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and her Master of Arts in Varying Exceptionalities from the University of Central Florida as well as her Educational Specialist’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.  She is excited to be serving as Assistant Director of Adaptive Services and is looking forward to encouraging and equipping FGCU students to strive for academic excellence.  Outside of work, Dodie enjoys spending her free time with her husband and four daughters.

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Dodie Jeter

Assistant Director, Adaptive Services

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 101H

Phone: 239-590-7993

E-mail: djeter@fgcu.edu

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 Tom Vaughan comes to the Office of Adaptive Services with thirty years of experience as a Special Education Teacher and Case Manager. He started his career as a seventh- and eighth-grade MiMH, LD, and Behavioral teacher at West Side Jr. High School in East Chicago, Indiana. During this time, Tom completed a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Special Education at Purdue University Calumet. He served as head teacher for four years, chairperson for Performance Based Accreditation and School Improvement for five years, and completed 30 more credit hours of college work in administration and special education. In 2017 Tom retired from the Special Education Department at Oak Forest High School in Oak Forest, Illinois. His teaching career at Oak Forest High School required skills in the subject areas of Algebra, Chemistry, and Integrated Physics. Currently, Tom enjoys the Case Manager position with the Adaptive Services Department at Florida Gulf Coast University, spending time with family, and playing golf.

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  Tom Vaughan

Case Manager

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 101H

Phone: 239-590-7932

E-mail:  tdvaughan@fgcu.edu

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Georgia Willis

Georgia Willis has a B.Ed. and an M.Ed. from the University of Toledo in Ohio and a Post-Master Certificate in Organizational Counseling from Johns Hopkins University.  She taught high school English in California, was a high school counselor in southern Maryland and taught disabled adults in Baltimore. She was Director of Student Counseling at Baltimore International College for eleven years where she taught, counseled and/or advised students and was in charge of disability services. She moved to Stratford University in Baltimore where she was Coordinator of Student Services. She has worked with traditional and non-traditional student populations in high school and college, as well as disabled adults at both private and public organizations.  Georgia is happy to have joined the Adaptive Services team at FGCU as Testing Coordinator.

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Georgia Willis

Testing Coordinator

Office: Student and Community Counseling Center 102L

Phone: 239-745-4356

E-mail: gwillis@fgcu.edu

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