Types of Accommodations
The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) engages in a deliberative, interactive process with each student to determine if a student qualifies as a student with a disability and to identify appropriate campus access-related accommodations on an individualized, case-by-case basis. There are four main types of accommodations.
Academic Accommodations
Students may be eligible for academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services (referred to as accommodations) depending on the nature and functional limitations of their documented disability. Accommodations are determined on a class-by-class basis and dependent upon the nature of each course and the method of instruction as it relates to the student’s documented disability.
Temporary Injuries or Conditions
The CSD may also assist students who have a temporary injury or condition (for example, a broken bone) which results in a functional limitation. Assistance is determined on a class-by-class basis and is dependent upon the nature of each course and the method of instruction as it relates to the student’s functional limitations. Accommodations are extended to students with temporary conditions for the duration of their functional limitations associated with the condition.
Temporary accommodations may include, but are not limited to:
- Notetaking assistance or a scribe for taking assessments if the student is unable to write;
- Referral to the Accessible Van Service to assist with on-campus transportation;
- Referral for personal assistants;
- Referral to campus and/or community resources.
Students with temporary injuries or conditions are encouraged to contact the CSD as soon as possible to determine accommodation options. Timely and open communication about the nature and duration of the condition and the requested assistance will result in solutions to the short-term issues caused by the injury or condition.
Requests for Temporary Accommodations should be made through MyAccess.