We are located in the Kelley Student Center, Room 139.
A student must self-identify to our office and have medical documentation of the disability. This documentation must be from a medical doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other health specialist, be within the last three years of date of request, and be on official letterhead. We can not accept IEP’s as documentation unless they contain a recent evaluation.
The medical statement should state the disability and any limitations that the student has. In addition, it should recommend how to modify the student's educational setting to assist the student in meeting the goals and objectives of a class.
Once the student’s disability is verified and meets the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Accessible Educational Services can provide a letter outlining classroom modifications that the student will give to each instructor every semester.
It is the student's responsibility to take the letter to the professor and make arrangements with them for fulfilling the classroom accommodations each semester.
It is the student's responsibility to find someone to take notes for them in each class. This can usually be accomplished by asking a classmate during the first week of class. Please send the note taker to our office as soon as possible for payroll purposes. If the student has problems identifying a note taker, they should first speak to their instructor, and then contact Accessible Educational Services.
When using a scribe/reader, confirm the day/time of your exam at least one week in advance with your instructor. Let Accessible Educational Services know as soon as the test is scheduled so that a scribe/reader can be assigned.
Generally, note takers are enrolled in the same class as the student receiving services. Note takers take lecture notes for the student. There are note writer pads available that allow the note taker to take class notes and make a copy simultaneously. The note taker and student can decide the best method that works for them. Note takers can also take notes using a lap top and then email the student the notes. A scribe/reader cannot be in the same class as the student receiving the services. They will read the material aloud to the student or write down verbatim what has been said by the student during an exam.
Yes. Note takers and scribes must come to Accessible Educational Services and complete paperwork, by appointment, in order to be paid. The note takers should come to our office as soon as possible after being identified. The note taker cannot receive pay until payroll has been completed in compliance with federal law.
All students seeking modifications in the classroom are expected to meet the same standards, goals, and objectives as their classmates.
All accommodations depend on a person’s disability, but some possible services that are offered are: note taker, scribe/reader, extended time on test and/or quizzes, computer software for laptop and desktop computers, etc.