Office of Student Life

Participation Access

Including alternative method for class participation or presentations; audio descriptions for visual content; breaks during class; food/water medicine in the classroom; lab assistant; spelling error flexibility; and voluntary contributions during class

  1. Consider: What is the design of this course? Some accommodations may be less applicable to different course designs. (e.g., breaks during class or food/water/medicine in classroom may not be relevant to online course designs).
  2. After sending your Course Accessibility Letters, discuss your request with the instructor.
  3. Contact your Access Specialist if you or your instructor has concerns.

Lab Assistants

  • Contact your Access Specialist to request a lab assistant. This process takes time, so be proactive with your request when possible.
    • Note: Applicability of the lab assistant accommodation may vary depending on the course design. Your Access Specialist will work with you to determine what level of lab assistance is needed.
  • Contact your lab assistant if you are unable to attend class so they can plan accordingly.
  • Contact your Access Specialist if you drop the course, no longer need a lab assistant, or your lab assistant does not attend lab or does not perform tasks properly.