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Accommodations and Other
Support
Defining Reasonable
Accommodations
A reasonable
accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a course, program, job,
activity or facility that ensures educational equity for qualified
students with disabilities. Educational equity means an opportunity to
attain the same level of performance or to enjoy benefits and
privileges equal to those available to students without a disability.
When necessary, the Office of Student Disability Services staff will
consult with faculty regarding essential standards to determine
reasonable accommodations by examining the following:
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Barriers
resulting from the interaction between individuals with disabilities
and the campus environment, for example, access to courses,
programs, services, jobs, activities or facilities without
accommodations. |
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Needed
modifications and/or auxiliary aids and/or services. |
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Whether the
essential elements of the course, programs, services, jobs,
activities, and facilities would be compromised by the proposed
accommodations. |
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Information
Regarding Course Accommodations and Auxiliary Aids: |
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Colleges are
required to provide reasonable, appropriate and effective
accommodations and auxiliary aids and services for students whose
disabilities have been adequately documented. |
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Accommodations
are determined on an individual basis and may change over time. A
prior history of accommodation, in and of itself, does not warrant a
continuation of the same accommodation. Documentation must support
the current request for accommodation. |
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Students need
to be aware that accommodations cannot be arranged unless a student
initiates a request for accommodation through the Office of Student
Disability Services and provides the necessary documentation.
Planning for accommodations can begin only after these steps have
been completed and there has been adequate time to evaluate the
request and supporting documentation. Any grades earned prior
to implementation of accommodations will not be changed. Students
who qualify for course accommodations and auxiliary aids and
services should follow the procedures listed below. |
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At the
beginning of each semester, students must arrange to meet with the
Office of Student Disability Services staff to prepare Course
Accommodation Forms addressed to each of their instructors.
These forms certify that students are eligible for the
accommodations indicated. |
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Students are
responsible for delivering Course Accommodation Forms to
their instructors. Accommodations begin each semester only after
course accommodations have been requested. |
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An
accommodation, such as requests for alternate formats, assistive
technology classroom or sign-language interpreters, requires
sufficient lead-time to arrange. Reasonable time must be allowed to
complete this process. Students who anticipate requiring these
kinds of accommodations should make an appointment with the Office
of Student Disability Services immediately after registering for
courses. |
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Students should
contact the Office of Student Disability Services immediately if
approved accommodations are not implemented in an effective or
timely way. The Office of Student Disability Services will work
with University personnel and students to resolve any disagreements
regarding these accommodations. |
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Students who
believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of their
disability may file a grievance through the
Grievance Procedure
section. |
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The ADA does
not require the University to provide personal assistants,
individual tutors or equipment and assistive technology that have
been individually prescribed by outside agencies or medical
rehabilitation professionals. Whenever possible, the Office of
Student Disability Services will refer students to agencies that may
provide resources to meet these needs. |
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Examples of
accommodations and auxiliary aids and services are: |
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• Extended time, scribes and/or readers for exams and or quizzes |
• Accessible
desks and adjustable tables in the classroom |
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• Assistive technology in classrooms |
• Classroom
amplification |
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• Permission
to record a lecture |
• Sign-language
interpreters |
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• Note
taking support |
• Captioned
films and videos |
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• Large-print
materials |
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Taped of scanned reading material |
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