Current Students

Send Your Letter: Fall: December 7, 2023; Spring: April 19, 2024

Peer Note Taking: Fall: November 10, 2023; Spring: March 22, 2024

Schedule an Exam: Regular Semester and Finals: Fall December 7, 2023; Spring: April 19, 2024

Accessible Ebook: Fall: November 10, 2023; Spring: March 22, 2024

Ergonomic Furniture: Fall: December 7, 2023; Spring: April 19, 2024

For questions regarding your current academic support and accommodations, students and faculty can contact the Office of Student Accessibility by calling 503-768-7192 or emailing access@lclark.edu. Students and faculty may also schedule an appointment online. Phone and Zoom appointments are available with OSA Staff members, if needed. You are welcome to submit documentation anytime and it will be added to your secure electronic file with our office.

• Extended Time on Exams : Faculty will be responsible for ensuring that all students who receive extended time on exams are allowed their approved accommodations for any online, timed exam. It is very important for you to verify the extended time accommodation, located on the accommodations letter.
• Take-Home Exams: Accommodations for extended time on exams may also apply to take-home exams. Please consult with the Office of Student Accessibility if you have questions regarding the length of time that you permit for take-home exams.
• Text-to-Speech for Exams: When possible, the Office of Student Accessibility recommends that professors send exams to students as Word documents. Word documents are the most accessible/readable file types for students who utilize accessible text formats. OCR a .pdf to ensure accessibility. Saving a .doc as a .pdf may not ensure that document is accessible. 
• CAS Exam Proctoring : The OSA Testing Center is currently proctoring in-person (paper copies) of exams during the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Logistics

Notetaking can take on many forms. Meeting with staff will help determine what system is best for you.

Who qualifies?

Students with disabilities related to auditory processing, graphomotor difficulties, memory, concentration

Students who miss more than three days of class, due to illness or personal emergency, can contact the Office of Student Accessibility to request a Faculty Notification be sent to their instructors and advisor(s) notifying them of their current situation. Students may contact OSA by emailing, calling, or scheduling a meeting online. It is important to recognize that students have the option to request that OSA send a Faculty Notification, this is not a requirement. Students will be encouraged to communicate with their faculty directly, regardless of whether a Faculty Notification is sent or not.

Returning students seeking a housing and other residential accommodation for the next academic year must start their accommodation process with our office no later than mid March of each year. Campus Living will post the actual deadline.

To start the process:

• Take a look at the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form
• Talk to your provider about specific housing accommodations that will support you
• Share the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form with your provider
• Ask your provider to complete the LC Housing Accommodation Documentation Form and submit to OSA
• Schedule a Zoom or in person appointment with OSA. You may email access@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7192 for help scheduling an appointment

During your initial appointment, an OSA staff member will engage with you in an interactive process around your disability, how your disability impacts you in a residential setting, along with exploring reasonable accommodations to support you. It’s helpful when documentation from your provider is submitted before scheduling an initial appointment with OSA. Common residential accommodations.