Information in this section has been provided based on some of the questions and concerns that faculty members frequently raise with us. We are happy to offer further explanation - please do not hesitate to contact us.
Recent Updates
- Quick Tips Infographics
- Accessibility for Instructors [6] from the Teaching & Learning Innovations Conference 2021
- Student Lists on A.O. [7] for online quizzes, tests and exams
- How to make courses more accessible [8]: reflections from fall 2020
- Universal Design for Assessments [9]
Resources in Response to COVID-19 from Summer 2020
- Accessibility & Plans for F20 [10] (July 16, 2020) - PDF
- Hybrid Semester: Tips for Accessible Teaching & Learning [11]
- Respondus & Accessibility [12]
On-going Resources
- Privacy of student information [13]: how to avoid potential privacy concerns
- Alternate format text [14] allows students to access textbooks and other academic materials using a variety of adaptive technologies.
- Course outlines [15] contain critical information relating to accessibility.
- Disclosure of a disability [16] is entirely at the discretion of the student, and we do what we can to facilitate that process when appropriate.
- Essential requirements [17] are tasks or activities that are core to the specific learning outcomes of a course or program.
- Principles of accessible education [18] can help to reduce the need for academic accommodations by design. Open Learning and Educational Support are invaluable partners in this pursuit.
- Data Collection: explanation of streamlined process [19]
- Data Collection: Quizzes, Tests & Exams [20] (tutorial)
Accommodations and Services
Faculty members are often interested in some of the more sensitive accommodations such as the use of calculators [21] and memory aids [22]. Note that some students make use of a word processor [23] as an accommodation, which includes spelling and gramar check functions. This may be due to a dexterity impairment, or as the result of a learning disability.
For students who experience barriers to taking notes in class, our Note Taking Office [24] may reach out for assistance in identifying a volunteer.
More information about accommodations is available under the "what we do" menu item at the top of this page.