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Academic Support

How to Obtain Disability Accommodations and Related Services at Denison

  1. Provide Required Documentation - Denison accepts documentation as valid if the date of the testing is within three years from the time of college enrollment. A copy of your high school assessment often known as IEP (Individualized Education Plan,) is helpful, however, typically it will not qualify as complete documentation of your disability. The Academic Support & Enrichment Center will review your documentation and identify possible types of reasonable accommodations based on this information.
  2. Request Accommodations - Each semester, the student must complete a Request for Faculty Notification Form and return it to The Academic Support & Enrichment Center. Services and accommodation will not be offered until a student makes this request. Naturally, it is in the student's best interest to make this request as early as possible during each semester.
  3. Letter of Accommodation - Once the request is received; Academic Support & The Enrichment Center will generate a letter to the faculty and staff members the student has listed on their request form. This letter will make those parties aware of the recommended accommodations that are based on the documentation on file. By law, The Academic Support & Enrichment Center can not disclose the nature of a student's disability. It should be understood that a student is his or her own best advocate and best able to describe their own disability. A copy of the accommodation letter is also placed in the student's Slayter mailbox.
  4. Follow up with Faculty - The letter of accommodation is not meant to be a final statement of accommodation. Rather, it is important that the student communicate with their instructors and faculty advisor about the specifics of their accommodation and learning style. Examples might include determining arrangements for extended time testing and/or testing in a private testing area, coordinating the use of a notetaker, or explaining the need to have materials available in print form etc.
  5. The Academic Support & Enrichment Center Assistance - If the accommodation(s) a student is currently receiving needs to be revisited, the staff is willing to make reasonable adjustments in agreement with the documentation. Based on the nature of a course, some accommodations may be more fitting than other accommodations. Should a student ever encounter resistance to the accommodations they are eligible for, please be in touch with an Academic Support & Enrichment Center staff member.
  6. Future Scheduling of Classes - Although Denison firmly believes in a faculty advisor model to assist students with their course selection, The Academic Support & Enrichment Center staff members are willing to meet with students during the scheduling period. The Academic Support & Enrichment Center's role is to provide supplementary advising specific to the student's disability and accommodations as it relates to their course selection.
  7. Other Campus Resources - The Academic Support & Enrichment Center strongly encourages students to take advantage of additional campus resources in order to promote academic success. These services are not considered accommodations for students with disabilities but are available to all students across campus. These resources include but are not limited to the Tutoring Program, StudyWise study skills workshops, Writing Center, extended instruction/labs, and the Library/Media Services Center.