- Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
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FAQs
- How will I know if there are people with disabilities needing accommodation in my class?
- I have a student who is having difficulty in my class. I think this student may have a disability. What should I do to help the student?
- What is my responsibility in accommodating the needs of students with disabilities?
- How do I know that the accommodation the student has requested is appropriate and legitimate?
- What if have reservations about providing the accommodation in the exact way the student is requesting it?
- When I have a student who is deaf in my class, am I required to have an interpreter in the class too?
- Am I being asked to compromise academic standards or give the student with a disability an advantage?
- By making certain accommodations for students with disabilities, am I not discriminating against the other students who would probably prefer such things as extended time for tests, etc.?
- Suppose my discipline requires some specific competencies and technical abilities which cannot be altered?
- How should a student’s disability information be handled?
- I received a letter stating that one of my students requires alternative testing arrangements. What procedures do I need to follow?
- May I provide the extra time myself?
- What about quizzes? Are students to be given extra time on quizzes, too?
- I give a quiz/test during the first part of the hour and lecture afterward. How can I provide extended time?
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What about lab courses? How do I provide extra time in those situations?
- What if a student fails an exam and later requests extended time, do I have to allow this student to re‐take the exam?
- What do I do if the student with a disability demonstrates problematic behavior in my classroom?
- I have a student with a disability who has missed a number of classes and has not handed in several assignments. Although s/he has taken exams with accommodations, the student is not passing my class. Do I have a right to fail a student with a disability?
- I have been debating about what book I want to use for my class, but Disability Service keeps asking me to select a book. Do I have to?
- Faculty Handbook
- Accommodations Overview
What about lab courses? How do I provide extra time in those situations?
Lab courses present special challenges for extended testing time. First, privately ask the student with a disability if he/she wants extra time for the lab portion of the exam. If extended time is requested, perhaps the student can go through the stations (e.g. looking at slides through a microscope) once with the rest of the class and then go through a second time. Granted, some lab materials may have a limited time during which they remain viable.