ADA

After a student has completed the 3-step process for establishing services with the ADA Accommodations Office and has verified eligibility for appropriate and reasonable accommodations, the student will complete the following steps to implement accommodations in their classes.

• Step One:  The student will access the ADA Accommodations Portal, scroll down and select the courses that you want accommodations in. Select all the accommodations you would like to request for each course and click submit. If you do not see course schedule, make sure you are registered for classes, sometimes it takes 24 hours for your classes to sync with the ADA Accommodations Portal. If they are not showing up after 24 hours, please email ada@jeffersonstate.edu. Your accommodation letter will be emailed to your instructors and a copy will be sent to you. Please log in to request accommodations for each term you want to use them.
• Step Two:  The instructor will receive a notification of your accommodations. Students and instructors must discuss the accommodations and coordinate the logistics for how the accommodations will be implemented in the specific class. For example, if a student has extended time on tests should they arrive early to begin their test or have extra time after the class would typically end? Discussing these logistics early will ensure accommodations go smoothly.
• Step Three:  Once there is a mutual understanding of the accommodations, the instructor will acknowledge receipt of the accommodation notification in the ADA Accommodations Portal.

Student should report any concerns about accommodations to the ADA Accommodations Office as soon as possible.

• Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to all college policies and procedures including those of the ADA Accommodations Office.
• Students are responsible for accessing the ADA Accommodation Portal, selecting accommodations from their approved list for the classes they would like to utilize accommodations, and sending faculty notifications each semester of enrollment.
• Students are responsible for following up with their instructors regarding the logistics of their accommodations.
• Students are responsible for completing the “Test Proctoring Form” with their instructor for each exam that is to be proctored. Information regarding test proctoring can be found in the “Forms for Student Use” section of the ADA Accommodations website.

• Instructors should review accommodation notifications sent via email from the ADA Accommodations Portal immediately upon receipt.
• Instructors should follow up with students upon receiving the accommodation notification in order to discuss logistics.
• Instructors should acknowledge receipt of the accommodation notification promptly after there is a mutual understanding of how they are to be implemented in their class.
• Instructors should reach out to the ADA Accommodations Office with any questions or concerns regarding accommodations, or if they feel that an accommodation may be a fundamental alternation of the curriculum.