Receiving Accommodative Services
Students with a documented disability in need of accommodations must adhere to the following procedures:
- The student needs to make an appointment each semester with the Director of Accommodative Services to discuss disability documentation and requested accommodations.
- A release of confidential information will be signed by the student allowing access to the disability documentation for the Director of Accommodative Services. Disability documentation will be kept in the Office of Accommodative Services in a locked file. The student may sign a release of confidential information form to specified individuals. Throughout the process of identification, notification and accommodation, our office will adhere to safeguards for the student's privacy and confidentiality.
- The Director will evaluate documentation with the student for the purpose of determining eligibility for services and identification of appropriate accommodations. The documentation should be appropriate to the disability.
- The Director and student will discuss appropriate accommodations based on the student's courses for the semester. A letter will be developed and sent to the student's professors and advisor identifying appropriate accommodations. The student will receive a copy of the letter.
- The student will make an appointment with each faculty member to discuss the provision of testing and classroom accommodations. In consultation with the student, the professor will decide the best location for testing, and at this time students are encouraged to share any information about the disability which will be of benefit to the teaching and learning of the course material. The student will bring a form to each professor to sign indicating the meeting has occurred, and the student will return this form to the Office of Accommodative Services.
- Faculty assistance in fulfilling these accommodations is appreciated and necessary to ensure Clarkson University is in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- If questions arise regarding the provision of accommodations, faculty and students are encouraged to negotiate a solution. The Director of Accommodative Services will intervene when necessary. It is the student's responsibility to inform the Director of Accommodative Services when accommodations are not working, need to be modified, or if there is a change in the condition.
- This procedure (Steps 3-7) will be repeated for each semester in which the student is requesting accommodations.
