Student Services
Students requesting academic accommodations are required to self-identify by registering with ODS and submit documentation prepared by a qualified evaluator. The process continues with an interactive intake interview and a review of the documentation. Students with documentation that identifies and substantiates a disability will be granted appropriate academic accommodations through an iterative process. Once accommodations are agreed upon, the student will be required to sign an Acceptance of Services form. To implement the accommodations, students must complete and submit a Course Roster form, which identifies instructors that should be notified of approved academic accommodations. This must be done at the beginning of each semester. If this form is not completed, notification will not be made to instructors and the student may not receive the approved accommodation. Upon receipt of the Course Roster form, ODS will send out an e-mail letter outlining approved accommodations to each identified instructor. The final step in implementation is for the student to communicate with each course instructor at least 2 weeks prior to the need for accommodations to make arrangements for the implementation of the accommodation. If a student does not contact the instructor at least two weeks in advance, the instructor will not be required to provide the approved accommodation. As this is an iterative process, it is the student’s responsibility to contact ODS to talk about alternate accommodations if he/she feels that the approved accommodation is not effective.
Please refer to specific pages for more detailed information on Registration, Documentation Requirements and Accommodations.