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The term "Disability” as is defined in the Human Rights Act (2010), along with information regarding the guidelines for physical and mental disabilities, can be found in the Policy on Accommodations for Students with Disabilities.
Types of physical and mental disabilities can include, but are not limited to, the following:
All students that are enrolled at Marine Institute with a documented disability are encouraged to apply for academic accommodations with Disability Services.
The following are examples of types of accommodations that might be requested by a student with a disability. For more information, please contact Disability Services at 757-0702.
An academic accommodation, as defined by the Policy on Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities, is "a change to teaching or evaluation process, which is designed to accommodate the particular needs of a student with a Disability without compromising Academic Integrity of the course, program, or assignment."
All requests for accommodation (e.g., additional time to write a test) must be based on documented need. It is the responsibility of the individual requesting an academic accommodation to provide the necessary documentation to Student Services.
Some examples of the test/in-class assignment accommodations that have been made by the university include:
Specified extended time (e.g., time and one-half) is the most common and perhaps easiest accommodation to implement. The appropriate amount of additional time will depend on the specific circumstances of each individual student.
Scribing is the process whereby a student dictates responses to a designated scribe, who does the actual writing. Details of this accommodation should be carefully explained to the student and the scribe, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation requirements.
Scribes are made aware of the rules of scribing by the Student Affairs Officer. This accommodation is commonly used, for example, by students with limited manual dexterity or certain types of learning disabilities.
A reader is a person who is designated to read the test aloud to the student. This accommodation is commonly used, for example, by students with certain types of learning disabilities and visual impairments.
Students may need to write their tests in a quieter, less distracting environment, or at a different time of day.
Some examples of alternative tests include:
To ensure that the student has adequate time to properly prepare for the oral exam, it is important that the instructor provide an advance explanation of the test format, expectations and grading procedure.
Some alternatives to oral evaluation might include:
Some examples of classroom accommodations, where possible, include:
