The Office of Disability Services will continue to coordinate student exam accommodations that require a reader, scribe, and/or assistive technology. Faculty should continue to work with Leah Berte and Michelle Laughlin for students requiring the above needs.
Faculty will see an Exam Accommodation process form along with the Academic Accommodation request form detailing out the steps below. The Office of Student Disability Services has been working alongside both the associate and assistant dean to put strategies into place for each college.
For proctored exams only (extended time, low distraction testing area, private testing area):
Faculty should continue to work directly with the student to find a time and place for the student to take the exam.
If the faculty and student are unable to find a way to administer the exam on their own, faculty should contact the associate dean of their college (CPHS should contact the assistant dean) to explore other available options.
If the first two methods outlined above are unsuccessful, the faculty and associate dean and assistant dean of CPHS will work with Leah Berte with the availability outlined below.
The Office of Student Disability Services has space in Cowles Library, Room 45 with student proctors on the following Fridays with reoccurring time blocks from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 to 2 p.m., and 2 to 4 p.m. with five spaces available per time block.
Feb. 23
March 9
March 23
April 6
April 20
May 4
May 11
Please note: The five spaces available in Room 45 are on a first-come, first-served basis, with Leah Berte managing reservations for the space. If Room 45 reaches capacity, the Office of Student Disability Services cannot accommodate any students in that room. The faculty should return to their associate and assistant deans as each college has put strategies into place for assisting faculty with the exam accommodation process.
The Office of Student Disability Services will also have student proctors available in the library once a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. using available study rooms. Dates are to-be-determined based on proctor’s schedule. The colleges will be notified.
Terminology:
A low distraction space — A quiet room with adequate space between students to avoid distractions. Depending on the size of the room, this may allow one or more students to be in the room.
A private testing space — A solitary room for the student to take their exam.
Reader — A person that reads the exam verbatim to the student. If there are questions, the student will contact the faculty directly during or after the exam.
— Joe Campos, Dean of Students