Supporting Student Requests

To view individual letters: 

1. Go to the Accommodate Portal. 
2. Click “Letters of Approved Accommodation” 
3. Select the letter you wish to view and sign.  

To view accommodations by course: 

Sometimes, you may want to see all of the students in a course and the accommodations they are approved for. To do this,  

1. Go to the Accommodate Portal 
2. Click “Course”  
3. Select the course you wish to view 
4. On the top ribbon, select “Students.” From here, you will be able to see a list of the accommodations each student is approved for.  

Regardless of the kinds of courses you are teaching, you will likely receive accommodation letters from one or more students. Students are responsible for sharing their accommodation letter to alert instructors and faculty of accommodations they will need to use in each course.   

You’ve received an accommodation letter (LOAA) from a student, so now what? Below are some common accommodations and the faculty and student responsibilities. Please know that this list is not exhaustive! If you have additional questions, please reach out to Student Disability Services! We are always happy to answer your questions! 

Testing accommodations may include:  

•  Extended time  
• Testing in a distraction reduced setting  
• Assistive technology (text-to-speech, speech-to-text, etc)  
• Access to food/drink/medication…and similar accommodations.  

If students are going to test with SDS, please note the student and faculty responsibilities below: 

Student responsibilities:

• Students are responsible for scheduling their tests and exams in the Accommodate testing portal at least five (5) calendar days in advance for Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters, and a least three (3) calendar days in advance for the Summer Quarter.
• For final exams that are scheduled during the designated final exam period, students must submit requests at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the first day of the final exam period.  

Faculty Responsibilities:   

• Faculty are responsible for uploading tests and testing instructions via the Accommodate faculty portal at least 1 day prior to the test. This gives SDS time to ensure that the test is accessible for students and clarify any questions.  
• Faculty are also responsible for being available via phone and email for the entirety of the test, so that students testing in the testing center have equitable access to the instructor for questions.  
• Faculty are responsible for adding additional time to Canvas exams. If you would like a refresher on how to add extra time to canvas exams, visit the OTL Knowledge Base on Adding Extra Time and/or Alternative Testing Time. 

You can also check out the SDS Faculty Responsibilities for Testing page to learn more. 

You might find it helpful to remind students how they should proceed with formal accommodation in your course after they send you the LOAA. Formal accommodations are an interactive process and are typically not meant to be retroactive. Please reach out to sds@du.edu if you have any questions.