STUDENT REQUESTING ACADEMIC

ACCOMMODATIONS

DIRECTLY FROM THE INSTRUCTOR

If a student requests an academic accommodation directly, you may refer him/her to DSPS for assistance. However, the student is not required to utilize the assistance of DSPS. The student has the option of working directly with the instructor. If this is the case, the instructor who is asked to provide the academic accommodation by a student with a disability is encouraged to consult with a DSPS counselor regarding the procedure to follow for meeting the student's needs. The most common type of academic accommodation in this situation will probably involve "accommodated" testing. The type or form of the accommodated testing will depend on the nature of the disability and consequent educational limitations. For example, if the student is blind h/she may require a taped version of the test and a scribe to mark the answers on the scantron form. Extended test time also may be required by the student with a visual impairment, as it may for a student with a specific learning disability who has a visual processing deficit. If the student requires testing accommodations and takes the test in the classroom or instructor's office, the student must be afforded the use of all appropriate accommodations. Accommodated testing is explained further on page #15 in the Services Provided Through DSPS section of this document.

 

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