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Test Accommodation Procedures

Use of Counseling Center Space for Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Counseling Center office space is available on a limited basis for faculty members to provide test accommodations to students with disabilities. When feasible, we also offer the services of the administrative assistant to proctor exams and assist in locating readers and scribes for those students who require the accommodation. In order for us to provide this assistance and ensure students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations, it is essential faculty members adhere to Counseling Center procedures:

1. Completion of a Counseling Center Test Instructions form is necessary for every test. If there is more than one student taking the same test, only one form is needed as long as all students’ names are included on the form. You may download a "double" form by following this link: Test Instructions Form

2. Please deliver all tests to the Counseling Center the day before testing unless prior arrangements have been made with the administrative assistant proctoring the test. Please include two copies of the test if the student requires a test reader; the extra copy will be returned or destroyed according to the faculty member’s preference.

3. Receipt or printing of tests sent by electronic mail cannot be guaranteed due to incompatible software programs, system failures or absent staff, and this method is not recommended.

4. Please deliver all required testing resources with the test, including scantrons, formula sheets, maps, slides, diagrams, scratch paper and slide projectors. Slide projectors should be delivered to the Counseling Center the day before testing, and are available to order from Instructional Technology Services (465-7182.)

5. If a test, testing resources or Test Instructions form has not been received at the time of the scheduled test, we cannot guarantee we will be able to administer the test. Other test arrangements for the student may need to be made by the faculty member in these situations.

6. Since we do not have the staffing to return completed tests, retrieval of tests is the responsibility of the faculty member. Choices include: professor pick-up, student return or campus mail. However, campus mail is not recommended since loss of tests or delivery delays cannot be controlled.

7. Space is only available for students with disabilities who have completed their registrations to use the disability resources in the Counseling Center.

We encourage faculty to consult with the University's ADA Coordinator on disability issues and concerns by calling 465-7101. When in doubt, please always consult!

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