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TESTING ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
 Office for Disability Service's responsibilities:
- Review written documentation of the functional limitations and associated educational recommendations for each student
- Prepare an "accommodation letter" summarizing the appropriate educational accommodations
- Proctor exams which require any of the following:
- Reader
- Writer
- Sign language or oral interpreter
- Computer for word processing
- Tape recorder
- Barrier-free site
- Extended time of greater than "time and a half"
Student's responsibilities:
- Provide written documentation from a qualified practitioner that describes the nature of their disability, functional limitations due to the disability, severity of these limitations, and reasonable accommodations.
- Review accommodation requests with the Disability Services Counselor
- Share the "accommodation letter" with each course instructor early in the semester and explain what accommodations are required
- Appear on time and complete exams in accordance with University policies on academic integrity (Senate Policy 48-20 in 1995-96 Policies and Rules, p. 43)
- Notify Disability Services if the accommodations are not satisfactory.
- Notify Disability Services promptly if you are scheduled to take an exam at the Health and Wellness Center and the exam is canceled or if you are not taking the exam for some reason.
Course Instructor's and Academic Department's Responsibilities:
- Review the "accommodation letter" and discuss educational recommendations with the student.
- Discuss options to accommodate the student's testing needs including addressing issues related to the provision of a distraction limited space and quiet location.
- Contact Disability Services to resolve any questions about disability documentation and testing recommendations made.
- Complete a modified testing form provided by the student approximately 1 week before the scheduled exam if the exam is to be scheduled at the Health and Wellness Center.
Other issues:
- Time of testing: Disability Services administers exams at specified times indicated on the Modified Testing Request form provided for each semester.
- Test materials: Disability Services will ask the faculty about other materials that are allowed for the test such as calculators, textbooks, notes, formulas, etc. Only those items, which have been approved by the faculty, will be allowed.
- Canceled tests: In the interest of conserving our resources, it is critical to notify Disability Services immediately if tests are canceled.
- Alternate test formats: Example: Enlarging exams.
- Academic honesty: Disability Services instructs its proctors to write a description of any behavior that is questionable and which may breach policies regarding academic honesty. Proctors are instructed not to confront students.
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