Accommodation Information for Faculty

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by all services, programs and activities made available by public entities. Failure to provide accommodations for which a student is eligible is considered discrimination under the law.

How Are Accommodations Determined?

The Regents Center for Learning Disorders determines the appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities that impact learning. Decisions on accommodations are based on supporting documentation that meets criteria set forth by the Board of Regents.

Students determine if and when they will use their accommodations. All eligible students who plan to use their accommodations in a course must provide the instructor with a current Accommodation Notification from Student Accessibility Services (SAS).

Instructors are not required to provide accommodations for a student who has not provided an Accommodation Notification. However, if a student discloses a disability, the instructor will refer the student to SAS to discuss procedures and potential accommodations. Students are expected to meet with instructors in private outside of class time to review the accommodations listed on the Accommodation Notification. The instructor keeps a copy of the Accommodation Notification for reference.

SAS notifies instructors as far in advance as possible if they will have a student who is deaf or hard of hearing in class. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing will generally have closed captions (captions on videos used in the course) as an accommodation, and may also have a CPrint Captionist or Sign Language Interpreter in class.

SAS notifies instructors as far in advance as possible if they will have a student who is blind or visually impaired in class. SAS will work with the instructor and the student to obtain materials in braille, digital, or large print format.

Instructors are receptive to students who approach them about accommodations. It is appropriate to ask how to provide an accommodation, but not why an accommodation is needed. Questions about the appropriateness of an accommodation are directed to SAS.

Information pertaining to a student's disability or accommodations is confidential by law. Instructors must discuss accommodations in private, where other students cannot overhear. Avoid identifying a student as having a disability to others without written permission of the student shred accommodation paperwork after finals each semester.

SAS will arrange for adapted furniture to be in the classroom, as needed, for students who require this accommodation. The instructor will communicate with the student to insure that the classroom set up does not interfere with access. Instructors include a statement in the syllabus for each course inviting students who will require accommodations to meet with them, and encouraging students who cannot access course content to contact them. For sample statements, contact CTLL and/or SAS. In the event of an instructor's absence, the substitute instructor is informed of student accommodations that may be utilized during class. For example, as an accommodation, a student may occasionally leave the room during lecture (often due to a medical condition).

The Director or Assistant Director of SAS welcomes the opportunity to discuss course-specific concerns (such as accommodations during labs, pop quizzes, internships, or study abroad opportunities) at departmental meetings.

Students who have the accommodation Assistance Obtaining Class Notes may choose to request a note-taker. Students requesting note-taker assistance will register on notetaker.ung.edu.

Once the student has registered a request for a note-taker, the instructor will be notified via email. The volunteer note-taker must also register via notetaker.ung.edu.

If a note-taker does not register, then Student Accessibility Services may make an announcement in the classroom, send additional emails to the class roster and/or may require the assistance of the instructor to secure a note-taker for the class. If you are willing to provide a copy on lecture notes in lieu of a note-taker, please contact Student Accessibility Services.

Because accommodations are a legal right and not a privilege, they are not contingent on behavior, and cannot be withheld. Instructors address violations of the Student Code of Conduct by students with disabilities as they would address similar violations for other students.

Students with Service Animals

Read more about how to accommodate students with service animals on the student resources page.