Various support services are provided for qualifying students with disabilities free
of charge to the student. However, as a recipient of services you are required to:
- Contact Student Special Services to request accommodations.
- Submit documentation regarding disability.
- Complete and sign authorization forms.
- Obtain identification card from office of Student Special Services, which includes
approved accommodations.
If using a NOTE TAKER, you must:
- Attend all classes unless illness or an emergency prevents you from
attending.
- If you miss more than three class periods without making arrangements with Student
Special Services your note-taker will be suspended.
- If you have problems with a note taker, notify Student Special Services immediately
so that a person can be reviewed.
If using READERS/RECORDED TEXT:
- Provide Student Special Services with a list of classes you plan to take and/or a
list of the required texts for these courses as early as possible in the preceding
semester so that it can be determined if your textbooks are available in an alternative
format.
- If a textbook is not available from the UAM Bookstore, Student Special Services will
provide additional information.
- Notify Student Special Services of any problem.
If using READERS/SCRIBES/PROCTORS for exams:
- Notify Student Special Services a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the exam.
- Arrange with your instructor to leave the exam in the Student Special Services Office.
- Readers/Scribes/Proctors cannot re-phrase or explain test questions without prior
written approval from the course instructor.
- Bring all items necessary for the exam (pen, pencil, scantron, blue book, calculator).
