Student Responsibility Information
Definition of Terms
The ISU ADA & Disability Resource Center is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all qualified students with disabilities. Our objective is to provide reasonable accommodations to the academic, social and professional environment based on individual needs.
Equal - means providing, as nearly as possible, the same chance to succeed or fail in any university-sponsored activity.
Qualified - means the following: A student has a documented disability, and meets and maintains the University's minimum academic and technical standards.
Reasonable - means accommodations that do not substantially alter the essential nature of a particular course or cause undue burden to the professor.
Accommodations - means an alteration in the way an activity or service is provided that ensures equality of participation.
Disability - means "A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities."
Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis, and are supported by medical documentation from a licensed, qualified professional and provided to the Center by the student. No services can be provided without this documentary evidence.
Student Responsibilities
- It is your responsibility to identify yourself to the Center as a student needing accommodations.
- It is your responsibility to provide documentation from an appropriate professional who is qualified to evaluate your particular disability and able to make recommendations about potential accommodations.
- It is your responsibility to demonstrate and document how your disability affects a particular instructional technique or evaluation criteria.
- It is your responsibility to notify your professors about your need for accommodations at the beginning of each semester. You will be given a letter of accommodation and it is your responsibility to make a copy for each instructor who needs it.
- It is your responsibility to communicate your needs and difficulties concerning your accommodations to the ADA Center staff, in a timely fashion. Letters of Accommodation should be requested no later than 1 week prior to start of semester.
- It is your responsibility to provide the Center with a copy of your class schedule, including the times of your classes as well as instructor's name. No Accommodation Letters will be given without a copy of your class schedule.
- It is your responsibility to participate in any training on equipment usage and/or center policies when requested.
- It is your responsibility to return Center materials at the end of each semester in good working condition. Failure to comply will result in a fine and a hold placed on your account.
- It is your responsibility to meet with your instructor to determine an acceptable alternate location for taking tests, when a reduced distraction place is included in your accommodations.
- It is your responsibility to give the Center no less than two days notice when requesting a testing room. When requesting transcription of materials, or need for a reader, scribe or books on tape, please make your request as soon as possible as these accommodations take some time to fulfill, sometimes 4 to 6 weeks.
- It is your responsibility to provide the Center with your email address and check your email regularly for any notifications of new policies or procedures of the ADA office, as well as any other issues of interest to you.
Testing Accommodations
Due to the increase in the number of students utilizing our facility, and the limited number of testing rooms available to accommodate students who require a "reduced distraction place" for testing, it is advised that you meet with your instructor to ascertain if there is a place in the same building the class is offered, where the tests could be taken.
In the event the test must be scheduled in the ADA Center, you, the student, should reserve the testing space as soon as you are aware of the dates of tests, in order to ensure a testing room will be available on the test date. Otherwise, you may be referred to the Counseling and Testing Center or to the professor giving the test. All rooms are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis.
In the event you need to take the test in the ADA Center, the following criteria must be met:
- If tests are to be taken at the ADA Center, it is your responsibility to remind the instructor two days prior to each test, to send the test the ADA office with a Testing Accommodation Form which, among other information, includes instructions on how to return it to the instructor. All tests will be returned the following day by Campus Courier Service unless requested otherwise by the professor.
- If you must take a test in our office at a time different than normal class time, you must have the permission of the professor to do so. Some professors will not accept tests taken earlier or later than the rest of the class.
- It is your responsibility to notify the Center if you no longer need the testing room on a specific date, as another student would be happy to utilize the time you cancel. More than two no shows will result in your not being able to schedule further tests at the Center.
- It is your responsibility to write down the times of appointments when they are scheduled in an effort to reduce repeated calls of inquiry regarding test times.
- It is your responsibility to report on time for your scheduled appointment, as rooms are booked on a tight schedule. Being late could result in partial loss of allowed time to take your test.
- It is your responsibility as a student to bring your own paper, pencil, calculator, etc. It is not the responsibility of the Center to provide these items.
Please Note: In order to preserve the integrity of the ADA & Disability Resource Center as a testing environment, cameras have been installed in all testing areas for the purpose of monitoring examinations.