How to Receive Accommodations
The process of accommodations is an ongoing, interactive, and communicative process that involves the student and Accessibility Services. Each accommodation request is different; therefore, Accessibility Services makes the effort to review each request in depth to meet the unique needs of each student.
Learn more about the process by clicking on one of the sections below. Reach out to Accessibility Services with any questions.
How To Register
What to Expect During an Appointment
Differences Between K12 and Higher Education
Parents Roles In the Reasonable Accommodation Process
How To Register (鈥塀ack to Top鈥�)
- Students must complete an application.
- Upload documentation of your disability that meets our standards.听.
- Participate in an appointment with Accessibility Services Staff. This meeting can be in-person or over Zoom.听
List of Academic Accommodations
List of Housing Accommodations
What to Expect During an Appointment (鈥塀ack to Top鈥�)
Accessibility Services Staff will contact you via your SU email to schedule an appointment with you. This can be an in-person or Zoom meeting. If a first-year incoming student, please provide an email where we can reach you. This must be a student鈥檚 email.听
- During the meeting we will discuss the following:听
- Impact of your disability听听
- History of using accommodations听
- Requested accommodations听听
- How to use accommodations听
- You will have the opportunity to schedule follow-up meetings with Accessibility Services throughout your time at Shepherd. You can meet as frequently as you wish.听
Following the appointment, all information will be shared with the Director of Accessibility Services for a status review. The student will receive email communication outlining their responsibilities. Click here for a preview of student responsibilities.
Differences Between K-12 and Higher Education (鈥塀ack to Top鈥�)
Parents Roles In the Reasonable Accommodation Process (鈥塀ack to Top鈥�)
Students who are in the process of transitioning to college from high school and currently enrolling into 黑料吃瓜网are welcome to have parents accompany them to the meetings with the specialist for general information and registration with the office. Parents may not request accommodations and/or services on behalf of their student. The student must request services and accommodations. It’s important to note that, because the academic accommodations are provided for students, the process for requesting and providing academic accommodations requires the active participation of the student. Accessibility Services needs to have open communication directly with the student to assess the needs and wishes of the student who is requesting the accommodation. For this reason, our policies and procedures require the student鈥檚 involvement.听听
Written consent provided by students under FERPA entitles parents to information regarding their student鈥檚 educational program; however, such consent does not entitle parents to participate in the accommodations process. 听 This authorization of a parent as a delegate does not allow parents to insist that students not be contacted directly or involved in the accommodation process.听听
The Office for Civil Rights has ruled that students must initiate the process, be active participants in the accommodation process and have direct interaction/contact with the Accessibility Services Staff.听听