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Common Accommodations
This
list is meant to provide information about
common accommodations. This is not an exhaustive
list nor to suggest that all students with
disabilities will need these specific
accommodations.
1. Extended Time:
The allocation of
time-and-one-half is recommended
for a student whose
performance is compromised by a physical or
cognitive impairment that causes significantly
slower reading, writing, recalling or
organization of information.
It
may be appropriate to increase the allotted
amount of exam time in certain situations,
such as in cases where the student's
accommodation requires the use of scribes, readers
or other extraordinary circumstances.
2.
Readers: Readers will be identified by
the Coordinator of Disability Services. Readers will be
instructed to read only the material on the
exam. A reader must protect the integrity of the
exam by not prompting the student or giving any
indication of what the answer might be. Readers
for exams will only be provided when the
student's documentation clearly demonstrates
such a need.
3. Tape
Recorder in Class: Lectures may be taped
to assist and enhance a student's acquisition of
the course material. If faculty have concerns about
disclosure of privileged information beyond the
classroom, the student may be required to sign a
statement of confidentiality at the discretion
of the faculty member.
4.
Separate location for test administration:
A private setting is recommended for
students who have significant difficulty with
concentration, or are highly distractible, or
employ test strategies that might be distracting
to those around them (e.g., reading questions
aloud).
5.
Access to notetaker: Notetakers
are solicited in class on a voluntary basis.
Notes completed by the note-taker will made
available to the student. The student is aware
that receiving this accommodation does not
replace class attendance and participation.
6.
Scribes:
A scribe will be
instructed to write verbatim as dictated to by
the student with the disability. Scribes must
protect the integrity of the exam or written
assignment: they must not
use their own words, interpret, prompt, or
suggest answers to the student.
7.
Tutorial Assistance: Tutoring is
provided by the Center for Teaching and Learning(link)
in Beatty Hall Room 402.
The Center offers academic assistance in the
areas of math, science, technical courses
specific to majors, and writing.
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