If a professor suspects a student may benefit from our services, walk them through campus support services. Be cautious to not make assumptions or diagnose students and include the DS statement in your course syllabi.
Professors should only follow accommodations as listed on the student’s Faculty Contact Sheet. Should the request be outside of the approved accommodations, refer the student to DS.
All accommodations and documentation must go through DS. When a student discloses a disability, refer them to DS to complete the registration process and await Faculty Contact Sheets from them with approved accommodations.
DS adheres to the ‘exam start time’ listed on the Test Proctoring Form. Students may begin their scheduled exams 15 minutes early and no later than 20 minutes after the scheduled start time. If a student is late for an exam, they will be asked to sign a document acknowledging time lost.
It’s a student’s responsibility to ensure completed Test Proctoring Forms are submitted at least 24 hours in advance of an exam. We cannot guarantee same-day or walk-in exams will be proctored.
It is the student’s responsibility to schedule exams with the Testing Center and turn in a completed Test Proctoring Form. Professors may contact students to inquire if the student plans to access testing accommodations.
Once a student meets and establishes accommodations with a specialist, accommodations will be applicable moving forward from the time Faculty Contact Sheets are provided to professors. Accommodations are not applicable prior to the initial meeting.
Students registered with DS will be provided with Faculty Contact Sheets (accommodation letters) to provide to professors in order to ‘activate’ accommodations. Each semester, students who are registered with DS need to request and distribute their Faculty Contact Sheets.
Professors should contact the specialist that signed the Faculty Contact Sheet for the student. Specialist’s email addresses can be found here, or you may call our office at (703) 993-2474.
