How do I decide which accommodations are appropriate for a particular student?
Because appropriate documentation is usually provided by the student to staff within the Disability Services office, faculty members are not responsible for making decisions about accommodations. Disability Services professionals recommend the accommodations which will be most effective in assuring the student’s access to academic programs. Students have the responsibility for requesting accommodations and services, and must provide documentation of conditions that may warrant academic accommodations. Before providing particular accommodations for a specific course, the disability specialist carefully considers the nature of the student’s disability and how this disability may affect the student’s ability to learn, and to demonstrate achievement, in the course. • What is the role/responsibility of vocational/technical programs (less than two years) in providing accommodations? The ADA states that any public accommodation, which includes all places of education, must provide auxiliary a
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