After You Register with DSS

Immediately following registration for the upcoming quarter, please Disability Support Services Manager to request any accommodations that you will need.

Many accommodations may take two or more weeks to arrange, so please consider this when submitting your requests.

Start early to be better prepared when the quarter begins!

Following is a partial list of some accommodations that should be requested before the quarter begins:

Note-taking services

Include the names and SLN numbers of the classes in which note-taking services will be needed and submit at least two weeks prior to the start of the quarter. .

Library or laboratory assistant

Include the names and SLN numbers of the classes in which the assistant's services are needed, as well as the days and times of day on which the assistant's services will be needed. Submit to DSS at least two weeks prior to the start of the quarter.

Alternate print format

Please provide the written material to DSS (e.g., syllabi/reading lists and order in which readings are due, textbooks, in-class handouts, etc.). Also include the format which you will need (e.g. audio-taping, enlarged print, Braille, or e-text). Submit to DSS Office at least two weeks prior to the start of the quarter to ensure that they are returned to you in a timely manner.

Sign Language Interpreters/Real-Time Captioning

Include the building name and room number of the classrooms or other campus locations in which either of these will be needed, and submit at least five school days prior to the start of the quarter or event.

Special classroom furniture

Include the building name and room number of the classrooms in which special furniture will be needed, and submit at least five school days prior to the start of the quarter for which it is needed.

Classroom relocations

If you are registered for a course that is scheduled to be held in a classroom that for any reason is difficult for you to access, please notify the DSS Manager as soon as possible after you've registered.

PLEASE NOTE: Accommodations are NOT retroactive. You must first provide the required documentation to DSS, establish eligibility, and work with the Disability Support Services Manager to agree on those accommodations that are reasonable and appropriate given the effects of your disability.

PLEASE REMEMBER: The student is responsible for contacting the Disability Support Services Manager to request accommodations and auxiliary aids prior to, or at the beginning of each quarter. Accommodations and auxiliary aids will not automatically be provided each quarter. The student must newly submit a request for accommodations each quarter the student attends school. When you submit your accommodation requests in a timely manner, you are better assured of receiving them in a timely manner.

Let the Disability Support Services Manager know if you are having difficulties working out your accommodation needs with your professor. The sooner we take care of problems the easier they are to solve.

Please inform the Disability Support Services Manager if there is a difficulty with other accommodations that have been made through the DSS Office, for instance note-taking services or special furniture placed in classrooms. DSS relies on the student to provide information when requested accommodations have not been fulfilled.

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