Arranging for Accommodations

The first step

The first thing you need to do is to make the decision to advocate for your own learning. When you're ready to learn more about the services we offer and the ways in which we work with faculty to address your learning style and needs on campus, the next thing you need to do is contact our office.

Range of accommodations

Depending upon your specific needs, we can set up a variety of accommodations in the classroom, in campus living, and on campus in general.  The accommodations you utilize will depend on you-- you tell us each semester which courses, professors, and types of accommodations you are going to be using. This all starts with a meeting with one of our staff.  For a list of commonly-used accommodations, click here.

How do I set up accommodations?

Here is a handy flow chart that walks you through our process.  You will notice that the first thing on the chart is contacting our office! Accommodations Flow Chart pdf file

Your Involvement

As you can see, your active involvement is necessary in helping us provide you with the best accommodations possible for your particular needs. Please don't be shy about checking back with us if you ask for assistance and it doesn't seem to be coming quickly enough.

You can also see our emphasis on frequent and open communication with your professors.  They will appreciate talking with you directly about how things are going for you in class.