Students with Accommodations: How To's

Need to send your LOAA's? Have to sign up for a test? Forgot how to request a textbook? Don't stress! This page has the resources and guides you need! Use the links below to navigate through our resources. 

Faculty Teaching a class

How To Send Your LOAAs

  1. Log in to Accommodate Student Portal. 
  2. Select Accommodation Details. 
  3. Select Send LOAAs to Faculty
  4. Select Add New.
  5. At the top, you can note your approved academic/testing accommodations. You do not need to do anything with these. They are just there for your reference.  
  6. Start by selecting the current Term from the drop down box labeled “Term.” 
  7. Then select Send By Course. 
  8. You will need to determine which academic/testing accommodations will be sent to each of your instructors. Your approved accommodations will appear as a list, you will need to go through accommodation by accommodation and select which courses will be notified of the accommodation. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Submit when finished.  

How To Book a Testing Appointment

Step 1

On the Accommodate homepage, select the option to “Schedule a Quiz, Test, or Final Exam.”

 

Step 2

Once you have selected the “Schedule a Quiz, Test, or Final Exam” tab, scroll down and click the button that says “New Quiz, Test, or Final Exam Request.” 

 

Step 3

Once you have clicked the “New Quiz, Test, or Final Exam Request” button, you will be redirected to a page with a drop-down list. Select the course from the list that you want to request to take an exam in and click the button labelled “Next Step”. If the exam is for an evening class or during Finals Week, click the “Add Optional Filters” button and select yes to the question “Is this test for an evening class or Final Exam”. If you cannot find a course on this list, double check that you have sent your LOAAs to the professor of that course).

 

Step 4

Select the desired date for your appointment. Accommodate will only show dates and times when your class takes place. If you are requesting an appointment outside your regular class meeting days or times, select the available date closest to the date you are requesting. There will be an opportunity to indicate that you are requesting an alternate date/time for this appointment later in the process of requesting an appointment.

Step 5

Select the time that your class starts and the available room which corresponds to your approved accommodations. If you are requesting an appointment for an alternate time, you will have the ability to indicate that later. If you have Distraction Reduced Setting as an accommodation, select “Testing Room 18 (Driscoll)” and “Testing Room (Ruffatto Hall)” for Finals Week appointments. If you have Private Room as an accommodation, select “Private Testing Rooms (Driscoll)” and “Private Testing Rooms (Ruffatto Hall)” for Finals Week appointments.

Step 6

Once you click on a room you will then be asked “Do you need to take this exam on a different date or at a different start time than when your class regularly begins?”. If no, select no. If yes, select yes and you will then be asked to indicate the exact time and date you are requesting. In order for the Testing Center to approve your appointment for an alternate date or time than when your class is taking the same assessment, you must email proof of your instructor’s approval of the alternate date and time to SDS.Testing@du.edu 5 calendar days in advance or your desired appointment date.

Step 7

After answering the question about alternate dates and times for your appointment request, leave any relevant notes for the SDS Testing Center staff to know and click “Submit Request”.

 

Step 8

Confirm that the appointment request has been made by returning to the dashboard in the “Schedule a Quiz, Test, or Final Exam” tab and locating the request in the “Pending Test Requests” section.

Step 9

Please reach out to the SDS Testing Center staff at SDS.Testing@du.edu with any questions you may have.”

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How to Request Class Readings and Textbooks in Alternate Formats

Requesting Textbooks

Step 1: Go to the University of Denver Bookstore Textbook Page and search for your course texts. If an instructor has not yet uploaded the course textbook, please email the professor and copy SDS@du.edu 

Step 2: Buy your book from your preferred retailer. Remember, you must have proof of purchase in order for SDS to provide you with an alternate format.  

Step 3: Request textbooks using the Alternate Format Request Form, linked below: 

AFT Request Form 

Please note: You will upload proof of purchase with your form.  

You will hear from a member of the AFT team to confirm your request and when your book is ready! Contact SDS@du.edu with any questions. Please include AFT as part of the subject line. 

Requesting Canvas Content

Step 1: Copy the link for the Canvas Content

Step 2: Make the request using the AFT Request Form 

Our team makes every effort to get an accessible format of Canvas content returned to you within 3 business days. 

How to Search for FOLA Courses

Step 1

Go to Registrar's Website .  Select "Registration." 

 

Step 2

Then select “Find Courses” on the left and select "The online Schedule of classes."  

 

Step 3

Then select “Find Courses” on the left and select "The online Schedule of classes."  

 

Step 4

Select a Term for class search section, select quarter you are looking for (example Autumn Quarter 2023). 

 

Step 5

Select continue, go to Attributes section and type in “FOLA Substitution” select search after typing in FOLA Substitution to see list of classes.  

 

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How to Request Additional Accommodations

Step 1: Go to the Accommodate Student Portal. Select the "Accommodation Details" option. 

Step 2: Select "Additional Accommodation Request" from the expanded menu.

Step 3: Select "Add New."

Step 4: Complete the Additional Accommodations Request form and press Submit.