Students' Responsibilities

Students registered with the Disability Services Office are active participants in the accommodation process. Responsibility and self advocacy are integral to acquiring and maintaining accommodations. The following information is provided to assist students in securing their accommodations:

*Students should notify the Office of Disability Services prior to the scheduled time if they can not attend an appointment.

*Students must provide the Letter of Accommodation to their faculty in order to initiate accommodations.

*Students benefit from discussing their accommodations with their professors at the time of delivering the Letter of Accommodation.

*If accommodations include books in alternate formats, interpreters, classroom furniture, and classroom location, contact the Disability Services office immediately after registering for classes and prior to the start of the semester.

*A week’s notice is required in order to test in the DS office. If our office does not have the request form for test administration, we can not administer exams. It is the student’s responsibility to bring the white Request for Test Administration form copy back to the DS office after discussing testing accommodations with their professors. Students should keep the pink copy for their own records.

*When testing in the DS office all personal belongings must be placed in available lockers or in the front office. This includes jackets, cell phones, drink bottles, book bags, PDA’s etc. If a calculator is allowed for an exam, the Disability Services Office provides one unless otherwise notified by the student’s instructor.

*Disability Services contacts faculty for instructions if students are over 15 minutes late for an exam.

*If approved for note taking services, students must turn in the request form to their professor. Students are asked to pay attention for the Note Taker Request announcement to be made by the instructor and to check that a note taker has volunteered. If notes are not being placed in the assigned folder after one week, students must inform the office of Disability Services.

*All books on tape from RFB&D and borrowed equipment must be turned in at the end of each semester.

*If a student experiences absences as a result of their disability, they should notify their instructors and the Office of Disability Services immediately. Additional documentation will be required.

*Students who acquire an additional disability while already registered with the Office of Disability Services will be asked for documentation in order to provide accommodations for the new diagnosis. Please visit the Documentation page.