ADA & Disability Resource Center | Idaho State University

Readers and Scribes

Information Regarding Readers and Scribes used at the ADA Center

The reader and the student must conduct the examination session in a manner that supports the academic integrity of the professor and the ADA & Disabilities Resource Center at all times.
All readers for examinations will be assigned by the ADA Center. Any use of personal readers or scribes for examinations must be approved by the professor and ADA Director.
ADA Center student workers will not be assigned to read examinations for classes that they might later be enrolled.
The reader may be requested to re-read a question, but may not offer clarification. If clarification of an examination question is a problem for the student, the student may write a brief explanation of their understanding of the question or the reader may assist the student in contacting the professor.
The student will be allowed to use only the items/materials approved, in writing, by the professor. All extraneous items (i.e., cell phones, back-packs, purses, etc..) will be kept in the ADA Center front office. If the integrity of the exam is in question, the exam will be removed immediately and the professor promptly notified.
The student must not make inappropriate requests of the readers, i.e., asking a reader to provide information related to an examination question, engaging the reader in extraneous conversations during examinations, or asking a reader to fill-out forms for them using his/her own judgment. If a student makes an inappropriate request of a reader, the reader must submit a written incident report to the ADA Center Director. The ADA Center Director will determine what action needs to be taken with the student. Serious incidents will be reported promptly to the professor. Repeated or serious warnings may result in the student being referred to Student Affairs.