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What type of accommodations are provided?
Low Vision:
  • Preferential seating and adequate lighting
  • Large print books, handouts, signs, and equipment labels
  • Assignments in electronic format
  • Software to enlarge screen images
Blindness:
  • Printed materials on computer disk, and/or on a Web page
  • Description of visual aids
  • Audiotaped, Braille, or electronic notes, handouts, and texts
  • Raised-line drawings and tactile models of graphic materials
  • Computer with voice output
  • Increased time on tests
  • Videos with audio description
Specific Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder:
  • Preferential seating
  • Note-taker and/or audiotaped class sessions
  • Captioned videos
  • Textbooks on tape or CD
  • Course and lecture outlines
  • Assignments given in advance
  • Computer with speech output, spell checker, and grammar checker
  • Extra exam time, quiet testing arrangements
Hearing Impairments:
  • Interpreter, real-time captioning, FM system, note-taker
  • Captioned videos
  • Electronic mail
  • Visual aids, visual warning system for lab emergencies
  • Written assignments
  • Repeat questions and statements from other students during class
Mobility Impairments:
  • Note-taker
  • Classrooms, labs, and fieldtrips in accessible locations
  • Adjustable table, equipment located within reach
  • Extra exam time, alternative testing arrangements
  • Access to on-line research resources
  • Class assignments and materials in electronic format
  • Computer with special input device (e.g., speech input, Morse code, alternative keyboards)
Health Impairments:
  • Flexible attendance requirements
  • Extra exam time, alternate testing arrangements
  • Note-takers and/or taped class sessions
  • Assignments in electronic format
  • Internet accessible services and/or resources
Speech Impairments:
  • Listen carefully to what the person is saying; if you don’t understand, ask student to repeat
  • Written communication
  • Electronic mail
Psychiatric Disabilities:
  • Tape recorder, note-taker
  • Extended time for taking tests
  • Separate, quiet room for testing
  • Preferential seating
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