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Meeting with an advisor early ensures that you receive the most appropriate accommodation and that they are in place for the start of your studies. This will ensure you are on the right track to academic success. You must also provide a copy of your accommodation memo to your instructors, as soon as you receive it, so that they may work with you to implement your accommodations.
NO. Please show your instructor your accommodation memo as soon as you receive it and let them know your situation. Asking for accommodations late in the semester will impact your ability to receive any accommodations as testing services and instructors require advanced notice for booking and exam creation. at that time.
Accommodations do not normally occur in a laboratory setting. There are safety standards that are quite different than that of a classroom which may result in undue hardship to the institution. The lab may also be tied to bona fide occupational requirements that prevent any accommodation.
If you are provided extra time as an accommodation, you will be provided with 1.5x the regular exam time as a standard. Students with specific cognitive disabilities should have a discussion with their accessibility advisor.
Extra time for assignments is not normally provided to students by accessibility services, because extending one date may impact the amount of work required all at once if there are other assignments. It also delays grades for students, making it difficult to know how they are actually doing in that course. It is important to know where you stand in a course so that you can make appropriate decisions prior to withdrawal deadlines.
