Academic Accommodations
Academic Accommodation Form
To apply for an academic accommodation, download and complete the authorization forms. Submit the forms to the Educational Support Services office at Bethany University.
Academic Accommodations - Useful Teaching Techniques
The following are examples of useful teaching techniques for specific disability-related accommodations that students and faculty have used successfully. Contact C. FitzGerald by e-mail or at ext. 3946 for additional ideas.
ADD/ADHD
- Present information clearly and consistently
- Use multi-modal teaching format
- Provide outlines, study guides
- Reinforce concepts on blackboard & w/overheads
- Use e mail for assignments, communications
- Provide seating options near front of class, away from windows, open doors
Blindness
- Verbal descriptions of visual aids
- Audio taped, Brailed or electronic formatted lecture notes, texts
- Adaptive equipment (talking calculators, voice output computers)
- Testing alternatives with reader & scribe
Hearing Impaired
- Sign language interpreter, FM System, note taker
- Use of visual aids, open or closed captioned films
- Written assignments, demonstration summaries, lab instructions
- Use of e mail for class and private discussions
- Face class when speaking. Repeat discussion questions before answering
Learning Disability
- Audio taping of class sessions
- Extra time for assignments, exams
- Alternate testing arrangements in quiet space, with reader, and/or scribe
- Computer with voice output, spell and grammar check
- Assess essential skills via conceptual test vs. True/False or Multiple Choice
Mobility
- Classrooms moved to accessible location
- Notetaker/lab assistant
- Class assignments made available in electronic format and e-mail
- Flexible attendance requirements and extra exam time
- Computer equipment with special input devices