Reasonable Accommodations and Services
SDS provides a variety of reasonable accommodations and services in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or alterations intended to provide equal access or improve accessibility to physical, programmatic, and academic areas of the university and to“level the playing field” for students with disabilities. To make requests for accommodations, refer to How to Obtain Accommodations.
Examples of reasonable accommodations include (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Extended time on exams
- Assistance obtaining class notes (from instructor or classmate)
- ASL Interpreters or Speech-To-Text services
- Assistive Technology
- Course materials and books in alternate format
- Coordination of accessible housing needs