Each student is unique and accommodations are based on the individual needs of the student. Center for Accessibility Resources (CAR) works with students through an interactive process to determine what would be appropriate and reasonable for that individual. There is not exhaustive list of accommodations that are available to students. Accommodations may change over time depending on the disability and the courses and/or activities the student is participating in.
There are two things that we cannot do in terms of accommodations:
- Accommodations may never be retroactive: For example if a student registers with CAR in the middle of the semester accommodations would not be effective going back to the start of the term.
- Accommodations may not fundamentally alter a program or compromise academic integrity.
Common accommodations
In the classroom
- Adjustable furniture such as chairs and desks
- Preferential seating
- Note-taking assistance through the use of assistive technology or a peer note taker
- Early access to PowerPoint slides or other course materials
- Service animals
- Frequent breaks from the classroom or technology
- Hats or sunglasses
- ASL interpretation
- Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART)
- Use of a laptop, tablet, or assistive technology such as text-to-speech software
- Written instructions
- Coursework accommodations, including alternative presentation formats and alternative formats for text or visual materials
- Typed assignments (instead of hand-written)
- Periodic check-ins with instructor or other student-support resource
Testing accommodations
- Assistive technology
- Alternative test format (for example, electronic instead of paper)
- Extended test time
- Distraction-reduced testing environment
- Scribe/reader
- ASL interpretations
- Memory cue
Other accommodations
- Parking
- Priority registration
- Accommodation for clinical or practicum sites