Academic & Classroom Accommodations

CLASSROOM
 

• Permission to record lectures. 
• Audio- Notetaker for classes.
• PowerPoint slides available to student before lectures (if used).
• ASL interpreter
• Use of Hearing Assistance System in class and other settings.
• Request for instructors to repeat questions from others throughout the classroom into the microphone.
• Permission to arrive late/leave early to class.
• Access to table and stool.
• Access to table and chair.
• Preferential Seating: Access to seating near front/rear of room.
• Access to food and/or drink in class.
• Permission for intermittent breaks during class.
• Permission to use personal electronic devices during class (not during testing times, unless permitted for all students).
• Flexibility in attendance for courses which do not have a significant amount of the grade based off class participation, discussion, or in-class projects. Student will contact faculty as quickly as feasible when classes are missed. *Accommodation should not fundamentally alter course learning objectives.
• Extra time for assignments/project. Student will contact faculty as quickly as feasible for time extensions. *Accommodation should not fundamentally alter course learning objectives.
• Enlarged font (18-24 pt.) for all print materials and handouts 

ALTERNATIVE TESTING
 

• Extended time (1.5x and 2x) on quizzes and exams in a distraction reduced environment. 
• Screen reader for quizzes and exams: Kurzweil 3000.
• Use of a scribe for exams and quizzes. 
• Dictation service for quizzes and exams: Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
• No scantron exams. 
• Use of Word Processing for written quizzes exams (extra time (1.5x), if writing intensive).
• Use magnifier as a visual aid for quizzes and exams.
• Permission to modify time administration of exams to allow for breaks in between sections of an exam if complete exam is administered within the same business day.
•  Enlarged font (18-24 pt.) for all print quizzes and exams. 
• Oral exams and instructions should be given in writing.
• Waive spelling requirements on exams. *Accommodation should not fundamentally alter course learning objectives.