Instructor's Corner
Description of Academic Accommodations AND
Corresponding Handouts in Adobe PDF Format
CALCULATOR
May use a calculator for all tests and in-class assignments.
COLORED PAPER
Please print all tests on xxxxxx paper. Our office staff can assist you in making these copies if given 48 hours notice. NOTE: Some instructors send the entire term's tests to be copied at one time.
ENLARGEMENTS of all in-class handouts and tests.
Enlarged materials need to be available to this student at the same time they are made available to other students.
Our office staff will assist you in making these enlarged materials if given 48 hours notice. Note: Instructor's may send electronic versions of the entire term's handouts and tests to this office to be enlarged at one time.
EXTRA TIME
Student may need additional time to complete assignments and will arrange this accommodation with his / her teacher, prior to when the assignment is due.
FACE FRONT WHILE LECTURING
Try not to lecture with your back to the class (as when writing on chalkboard) as this destroys any chance the student has of receiving facial or lip-reading cues. Using an overhead projector often alleviates this problem.
INTERPRETER FOR DEAF AND/OR HARD OF HEARING (HOH)
This student will be accompanied to class by an interpreter for the deaf. The interpreter will need to stand near the instructor to interpret and sign
during class presentations. He/she will sign all verbal information in the class: all lectures, questions from student(s),
and any comments from the instructor or other students in the class. Info on students who are Deaf and HOH.
LISTENING SYSTEM
Student may use a personal listening system. You will be asked to wear a microphone with a small wireless sending unit.
MEDICAL CONDITION - UNEXPECTED ABSENCES
Due to medical condition, student may experience unexpected absences. Student recognizes his or her responsibility to contact the instructor regarding missed assignments or for make-up tests.
MEDICAL CONDITION - PERIODIC BREAKS
Due to medical condition, student may need period breaks during class. Student recognizes his or her responsibility to contact the instructor regarding missed assignments or for make-up tests.
NOTE TAKER:
Please make the following announcement in class:
"There is a student in this class who requires the assistance of a note taker. If you believe that you take satisfactory notes and would like to be
paid for a copy of them, In Josephine County, please contact Disability Services office on the Redwood Campus in the Wiseman Tutoring Center
and in Jackson County in the G Building, Room 207 about the Disability Services Note Taker Program."
READER
Will need all quizzes and tests administered orally (reader). Student is asked to provide a class syllabus (test schedule) to our office so readers can be scheduled in advance of the test time. Students are also asked to remind us several days in advance of each test, so we can ensure that a reader is scheduled and that the private testing room is available.
SEATING IN CLASSROOM (table and chair)
Student will need a table and chair in the classroom as opposed to a desk or may need another specific seating arrangement.
SEIZURE
Student may experience seizures. Please refer to the attachment on Seizure Disorders and Emergency Medical Procedures.
SERVICE ANIMAL
Student may be accompanied to class by a guide dog for the blind. Please see the attached Service Animal Etiquette information sheet.
SPELLING
A dictionary or other spelling accommodation such as a personal spell-checker may be used at all times for tests and in-class assignments. (Please refer to the attached Spelling Competency information sheet.)
TAPE RECORD
May tape record lectures.
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS:
a.) ADDITIONAL TIME FOR TESTS. Double time or Time-and-a-half would be appropriate as indicated on student's accommodation letter.
The Testing Center testing room is available to accommodate for the additional time.
Note: This additional time is for tests that measure course content knowledge or expertise as opposed to tests where speed of performance is an integral part of the skill being measured, such as typing speed tests.
Please contact Disability Services in Josephine County at Ext. 7337 and in Jackson County at Ext. 7758 with questions regarding any course requirements that you feel may not allow additional time.
Instructors please note: Documented accommodated testing will be available by prearranged appointments on the last day of each quarter from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The instructor must make these arrangements with the testing center before the last day of the term.
b.) PRIVATE TESTING ROOM - Will need a separate testing location (private room) free from distractions. The Testing Center private room is available if needed. Please be sure to mark the box "private room required" on the RCC Testing Center Form. Students need to contact the Testing Center Office
in person or by calling 956-7340, to reserve the private room. It is advised that the room be scheduled well in advance of the test time.
c.) SCRIBE - Will need a scribe for all writing tests or lengthy essay tests.
d.) WORD PROCESSOR - Use of a word processor for all writing tests and lengthy essay tests. A word processor in the Testing Center testing room can be reserved for this purpose. To reserve the word processor, contact the Testing Center office, Ext. 7340.
VISUALS
It will be helpful to the student to have as much visual information as possible, particularly in class (overheads, handouts, etc.)
Note: Student accommodation information is confidential and should not be discussed with any other person without written permission from the student. Please refrain from any public discussion of this individual's needs during class time. If a student tries to initiate accommodation request during class time, it is recommended you suggest an appointment after class for private discussion.