Following are examples of the types of accommodations a faculty member may be asked to provide or coordinate for a student with a disability.

Additional materials
A student with a disability may request copies of lecture notes or overhead materials. If approved by the ODS, this accommodation will be noted on the Academic Accommodation Letter.

Alternate format materials
A student with a visual impairment may request that course materials be provided in alternate format (e.g., enlarged text, Braille or on tape). Under extreme circumstances and as a last resort, a student with a severe learning disability may request an alternate format exam. The ODS can assist faculty who may have difficulty meeting a student’s request.

Attendance
Any class attendance policies should be clarified early in the semester. A student who is a wheelchair user may encounter obstacles getting to class on time. Other students may have periodic or irregular difficulties due to the nature of their disability. For example, depression is often episodic, not static. Medication changes may also affect a student’s attendance and performance. While flexibility in applying attendance policies may be warranted, in general, students with disabilities are expected to adhere to the same requirements as for all students.

Good Faith Effort
A student with a disability who is requesting a course substitution from the university must be qualified according to the Policy for the Modification of Course Curriculum.  Students who qualify for consideration of a course substitution may request that a faculty member document the student’s class and laboratory attendance, participation in scheduled quizzes and exams, and submission of required in-class or out-of-class written assignments/homework.

Deadline extensions
For out-of-class assignments, the extension of deadlines may be justified. Consideration for such a request should be on a case-by-case basis. The objective of such consideration should be to accommodate the student’s disability, not to water down academic requirements.

Distance education
Students enrolled in courses through Correspondence and Extension Studies, Continuing Education, Multi-institutional Teaching Center, or courses taught by Texas State faculty on-line, are entitled to accommodations if they meet Texas State criteria as a student with a disability. Students with disabilities may require accommodations to access information or complete course requirements. The ODS is available to assist faculty who have questions regarding the accommodation needs of individual students.

Note taking
Some students may have difficulty with note taking due to limited fine motor skills, a hearing impairment, a visual impairment or a processing disorder caused by a learning or psychological disability. Faculty can assist students with disabilities in securing the services of a volunteer note taker by making an announcement in class. The identity of the student with a disability should be kept confidential.

Seating in class
Some students with disabilities may require preferential seating in the classroom, this may include seating in the the front, side, or back of the classroom depending on the individual student's disability related needs.  If a seating chart is used in the class, a student may request a faculty member provide arrangements for special seating needs.

Tape recording lectures
In addition to using a volunteer note taker, a student with a disability may request to tape record class lectures. The ODS advises students that these tapes are intended only as study aides for individual use, and should not be shared with other students. Faculty members may request that students turn off their tape recorders if an off-the-record remark needs to be made. This accommodation should be granted unless it would significantly interfere with the nature or format of the class.

Testing accommodations
A student with a disability may require the oral administration of exams, use of readers and/or scribes, extensions of time for the duration of exams, a modification of the test format, or in some cases, make-up or take-home exams.

Providing testing accommodations
Testing accommodations can be provided for a student with disability by the instructor of a course, his/her designee, or, upon request by a faculty member or student, through the ODS. If a faculty member chooses to administer the exam, he/she is responsible for providing the student with the requested accommodations. The “Faculty Testing Guidelines” outline how faculty can coordinate testing through the ODS.

Alleged academic dishonesty
If a student is suspected of academic dishonesty while taking an exam at the ODS, the ODS will immediately stop the exam and attempt to contact the faculty member of the course. The ODS will take whatever action the faculty member deems appropriate. The ODS will make a written report of the incident on the ODS “Documentation of Alleged Academic Dishonesty” form. The student involved in the incident will have an opportunity to include a statement on this form, which will be returned with the exam to the faculty member. The faculty member will determine if any disciplinary action will be taken.

What is extended time?
The usual and customary time granted for extended time is time and a half. For example, a student with a disability would be entitled to 1 hour and 50 minutes (rounded off) for a 75-minute test. If double time or more was deemed appropriate, this would be indicated on the student's Academic Accommodation Letter.