Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Tutors

DSS is staffed with tutors available for tutoring during posted hours. Students whose accommodations include a tutor will be matched with a peer tutor. The student must come to each tutoring session prepared (attempt all homework, be on time, etc.). Personal tutorials are limited to as many hours as class hours (e.g. three credit class = three hours of tutoring). Tutors are only provided for courses in which students are currently enrolled, and only for courses directly impacted by the disability. Students with disabilities may choose to take advantage of tutors in the Learning Center who are available to all students.

Testing Accommodations

Students requiring only extended time on exams must make prior arrangements with the instructor to take the exam in the Make-Up Testing Center. Once the instructor has placed the exam in the Make-Up Testing Center, the student must make an appointment by calling 407.708.2311 or stopping by.

Only students requiring direct assistance (oral exams, scribe, etc.) will take exams in DSS. Students must discuss special testing needs with the instructor and make an appointment in DSS for administration of the exam.

Readers, Notetakers, Interpreters

DSS makes arrangements for readers for students with blindness/visual impairments or reading disabilities, sign language or oral interpreters for students who have hearing impairments, and notetakers for students who are unable to take notes because of various disabilities. Provision of these services is made on an individual-needs basis.

Special Equipment

Contact DSS for an updated list of the specialized equipment available. Such equipment includes talking calculators, screen readers, adaptive computers and other assistive devices.

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