Students must be able to:
- Adhere to the Personal Protection Equipment policy, including wearing safety glasses, hard hats, and safety harnesses, as appropriate.
- Work above ground (at heights up to 25 feet) from various ground support equipment.
- Work safely within confined spaces.
- Work with and near moving mechanical parts, such as engines, propellers and tooling (drill press, chop saws, sheet metal shears, rivet guns, etc.).
- Work in an environment that may include items such as mineral spirits, paint fumes and sanding dust .
- Work in an environment that includes regular exposure to factors such as temperature extremes (working indoors and outdoors through all seasons, climates and weather conditions).
- Be exposed to intermittent and/or continuous loud noise (e.g., engine runs, riveting, etc.).
- Perform repeated, intermittent and/or continuous physical exertion such as standing, walking, stooping, bending, climbing, pushing, pulling and lifting material, some of which may be heavy or awkward.
- Routinely move and/or lift items of no less than 25lbs.
- Manipulate support equipment, tools and parts some of which are heavy and/or awkward to maneuver and utilize.
- Sit for extended periods of time, up to six hours, in a classroom or lab setting (with 10-minute breaks every hour and a 50-minute lunch period).
- Understand verbal and visual material presented in a darkened room for extended periods of time such as during lectures with or without visual presentations performed with lights out.
- Have basic computer literacy; non-technical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
Qualified individuals with disabilities may receive reasonable modifications tailored to their individual needs to ensure equal access to MIAT’s programs and services, provided such modification does not require an adjustment that would alter or waive essential academic requirements or constitute a fundamental alteration of a service, program, or activity. Some examples of reasonable modifications may include extended time, use of assistive technology, and assistance liaising with external agencies such as rehabilitative services, if applicable. Additional information regarding the procedure for requesting modifications/accommodations is located in the ADA/504 Policy.