Faculty Accommodation Letter

Faculty Accommodation Letter

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You’ll receive an official email from dservice@uccs.edu when a student with a disability enrolls in your course and requests accommodations. Please review and save the Faculty Accommodation Letter for the semester. Contact Disability Services with any questions.

Important Reminders for faculty:

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  1. As UCCS faculty, you are obligated to engage in the interactive accommodation process with DS and the student in accordance with current university policy and procedure.
  2. You and your student are encouraged to meet to discuss the coordination of the approved accommodations.
  3. Please be aware that any disability-related information is confidential and is not to be shared with others without consent of the student.
  4. Students may request accommodations at any time during the semester. However, accommodations are not retroactive and are only required to be provided from the date of formal request.
  5. Faculty should not request medical documentation from the student to support their request for accommodations.
  6. Visit the UCCS Faculty Resource Center for information about universal design and building accessible course content.
  7. To find out more about each accommodation or service, visit UCCS Disability Services. For specific questions concerning this student please contact their Accommodation Coordinator.