Responsibilities of the Office of Disability Services
It is the responsibility of the ODS to review student documentation and determine
the appropriate accommodations. The ODS also works with the faculty regarding the
provision of the accommodations. The ODS will work to ensure access throughout the
campus for students who have a disability.
Student’s Responsibility
Steps In the Accommodation Process for Students with Physical,
Speech or Hearing Disabilities
- Visit the Office of Disability Services
- Present documentation
of disability
- Agree on reasonable accommodations
- Sign Course Roster Form
- Meet with professors to discuss accommodations
- Notify ODS of any change in schedule
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It is the responsibility of the student to identify him/herself to the ODS and
to provide appropriate documentation of a diagnosed disability. This documentation
needs to be no more than three years old. Given the many types of disabilities,
reasonable accommodations will be determined on an individual bases. To provide
the most appropriate services, the university reserves the right to review the diagnosis
provided by the student and may request a more updated diagnosis to be provided
by the student.
It is also the responsibility of the student to contact their professors as soon
as possible to discuss their accommodations. The student will need to present their
professors with a letter from the ODS recommending the accommodations. If the student
needs extended time for test taking the ODS will assist in proctoring when necessary.
To be assisted by the ODS the student and professor need to fill out a Proctoring
of Extended Time Testing Form and submit it to the ODS one week prior to the exam.
Students must give the ODS permission to discuss their accommodations with faculty
members who are responsible for providing the accommodations. Instructors should
be given time to review the accommodations. The students are then encouraged to
introduce themselves to professors directly and to initiate a dialogue about their
particular needs. If students are having difficulty connecting with faculty they
should immediately request assistance from the ODS.
Faculty Responsibility
Students with disabilities are bound by the same code
of conduct as all students at Villanova University.
Faculty members are required to implement accommodations for students registered
with the Office of Disability Services. However, the accommodations should not compromise
the academic quality of the course. The students with disabilities must reach the
same performance standards as the non-disabled students. Faculty should refrain
from discussing a student’s issues regarding disabilities and accommodations in
front of the class, in the presence of other students, or to faculty or staff not
directly involved in the accommodation process. Some common academic accommodations
may include but are not limited to: extended test and exam time, course information
and reading lists in advance of classes, classroom relocation, permission to tape
record classes, a note taker, a private area to take tests with a note taker, faculty
to wear a lapel microphone (to carry the voice of the lecturer to the student using
an assistive listening device) and stenographers to transcribe lectures.
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