Hello,  

We hope you are doing well and are excited for the new semester. We wanted to provide some important reminders about your accommodations.

Accommodation Renewal:

If you are taking classes this semester, and want to use your academic accommodations, please remember to submit an Accommodation Letter Request Form. You need to submit this form every semester that you would like to use your accommodations. Once we receive this form your accommodation specialist will send out updated accommodation letters to your instructors with you cc’d.  If you have already filled out this form for the spring semester, you do not need to submit it again.  

We recommend doing this as early as possible because your accommodations will not be put into place until we receive this form and accommodation letters are sent out. Remember that accommodations are not retroactive. 

If you change your schedule after submitting this form, please contact your accommodation specialist or submit the form again so we can make sure your letters go to the correct instructors.  

If you would like to adjust your accommodations, please contact your accommodation specialist to discuss this. 

Accommodation Issues:

Please remember that if you encounter any issues with instructors not providing your accommodations, you should contact the SDC or your Accommodation Specialist as soon as possible. Instructors cannot deny or change your accommodations on their own. There are some instances where accommodations may need to be adjusted due to the fundamental nature of a course. Any change to your accommodations will be communicated to you by the SDC. 

Accessible Testing Accommodations: 

For students who have testing accommodations through the SDC, once you receive your accommodation letters for the semester you will be able to schedule your exams/quizzes in the SDC Accessible Testing Center. Your instructors will likely ask you to schedule all semester exams/quizzes through the SDC if you would like to use your accommodations. Exams/quizzes need to be scheduled with our office at least 7 days prior to the date and time the class is taking the exam in the classroom and all finals need to be scheduled one month in advance. You can schedule all of your exams for the semester as soon as you receive your syllabus; you do not need to wait until exactly 7 days prior to the exam to schedule it with our office. You do need to take the exam at the same time and date as the class unless you receive written approval from your instructor allowing you to take the exam at an alternate time. That approval can be forwarded to the Accessible Testing Center staff at [email protected]. If there are any changes made throughout the semester to your exam schedule, and you have already scheduled exams with us, give us a call at 970-491-3574 or email us at [email protected] to make changes or cancel scheduled exams.    

If you experience any barriers, please connect with us! We are here to support you!