Student Responsibility

The responsibility of informing the university of a disability resides in the students. Students with disabilities should contact the ADAPTS Office, as it is the only designated campus agency responsible for classroom accommodations.

Faculty members are encouraged to work with all students, but when accommodating students with disabilities, all faculty and staff members are encouraged to refer the student to the ADAPTS Office in 221 Smithgall Student Services Building.

After the appropriate documentation is provided to the ADAPTS Office and the student has consulted with a member of the staff in the ADAPTS Office, the student will be registered with the ADAPTS Office. This enables them to receive an official letter to their professors for each semester listing their necessary accommodations. The student should provide their faculty member with this letter early in the semester and set up a time to discuss it. Students are responsible for requesting accommodations in a timely manner so instructors may plan for the accommodations. The only valid documentation a student needs to provide to the professor is the ADAPTS accommodation letter. Professors may not ask the student for any more documentation or information regarding their disability. Conversely, professors need only provide accommodations to students providing the ADAPTS accommodation letter; please refer students with disabilities to the ADAPTS Office if they do not have the letter.

Students with disabilities must maintain the same level of academic integrity and responsibility as non-disabled students. This includes achieving the same academic standards, attending class, and providing timely notification of individual needs. A failure to abide by the student conduct code and rules of the ADAPTS Office will result in a loss of services.

Responsibilities of the ADAPTS Student

• Accommodations are based on the documentation of the disability provided to the ADAPTS coordinator.

• The ADAPTS coordinator and affiliated staff members are available to assist students in solving disability related problems.

• Students should identify themselves to their instructors and make an appointment to present their accommodation letter and discuss their testing and/or other accommodations.

• Students desiring special testing arrangements (differing from other class members) due to their disability should make those arrangements at the beginning of the term with their instructor and with the ADAPTS coordinator if using the ADAPTS Office for proctoring.