Procedures
Office of Disability
Services
University of
Wisconsin Stevens Point
Test Accommodations
Procedure for Faculty
Faculty may take care of
providing test accommodations for students with disabilities in your area.
However, if you are not able to do so, you may refer the student to the
Office of Disability Services and we will make arrangements for taking tests.
Since we organize test accommodations for about 500-600 exams each
semester, we have a procedure for taking tests through the Office of Disability
Services.
1.
Students will meet
with the Coordinator of Disability Services to have “Accommodation
Request” forms completed. The
form specifies specific test accommodations.
Students with signed accommodation request forms qualify for accommodations as
supported by documentation of their disability.
This information is confidential.
2.
Students will bring
their “Accommodations Request” form with them when they meet with you to discuss
their individualized test accommodation needs.
They will need clarification from you as to whether you will take care of
the test accommodation in your area or test through Disability Services.
(Please mark the appropriate box).
Note that in some cases, the box
indicating “proctored exam” to be taken at Disability Services may be marked in
advance. This would be for students
who have needs that would necessitate the use of our office for their test
taking accommodation, such as the use of a reader or scribe.
Please sign the form and keep the white copy for your records and return
the yellow copy to the student.
3.
If scheduling their
test(s) through Disability Services, students will complete an “Exam
Accommodation Requests” form five (5) school days in advance of the test (please
note that it takes five days to communicate between the student, proctor,
location source and you before we finalize testing).
Should you change your test date, please inform the student as soon as
possible so we are able to make test taking changes in our office.
4.
If scheduling test(s)
through Disability Services, you will receive an email requesting your
preference for picking up and delivering the exam; as well as confirmation on
the test day, time, and location. A
proctor will be hired by our office to pickup and deliver the test.
They are also trained to sit with the student while testing to assure
protection of your test at all times, and to provide other needed accommodations
such as reader or scribe services.
If you have any
questions regarding the test taking procedure through the Office of Disability
Services, please call us at 346-3365.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this process
Jim Joque
Coordinator of Disability Services
