Eligibility

Document Disability

List of Disabilities

Register for Services

Academic Accommodations

Exam Procedures

Forms

Scholarships/Internships

Additional Resources

Accommodations are designed to compensate for the impact of a student's specific disability and may vary from class to class. The accommodation should maintain the academic integrity of the course and never alter the level of ability or mastery the individual is required to demonstrate.  Documentation of disability must support the need for such accommodations.  The following is a list of commonly utilized academic accommodations/services:

Classroom Accommodations

• Note-taking - SDS will arrange for a student in your class to take notes and provide copies.  Note takers are paid $125.00 per semester. 
• Permission to tape record lectures (audio) –student must provide his/her own tape recorder
• Adaptive classroom furniture
• First floor accommodations and or elevator access
• Services of American Sign Language interpreters, CART (Communication Access Real Time Translation),  FM listening systems for deaf and hard of hearing
• Enlarged course materials

Testing Accommodations

• Extra time
• Quiet environment
• Use of computers for examinations
• Services of scribes or readers for examinations
• Dictate essay or use of voice recognition software
• Spell check, grammar check
• Calculator
• CCTV/Zoom Text/Enlarged course materials for visually impaired and blind
• JAWS- screen reading software

Additional

• Books on tape and/or electronic format
• Course Substitution - Students with disabilities requesting substitution of course work for General Education and Foreign Language requirements or for CLAST waivers should contact the SDS office.
• Other forms of assistive technology to be determined by SDS coordinator