Academic Accommodations
Classroom Access
Access to Course Materials
Gives you access to course materials presented in class, such as slides or projected content. Your instructor might post them on Canvas, share copies or let you review them during office hours. You and your instructor will agree on a timeframe that works for both of you.
Seating Accommodation
Allows you to request a specific seating arrangement in the classroom. Common requests include seating on the entry level of a tiered classroom or near the front, the door or an interpreter.
Permission to Leave or Move About in Class
Allows you to briefly step out of class or move around during class as needed. Work out the logistics with your instructor at the start of the semester so you both have a plan in place.
Alternative Text
Gives you access to course materials in a format that works for you, such as electronic text, enlarged text, audio or braille. Submit your book list as early as possible as this process takes time.
Flexibility
Flexibility with Attendance
Allows flexibility in how your instructor applies attendance policies to your situation. You and your instructor will use D&A’s Attendance Policy Addendum to agree on what’s reasonable for the course. Having this accommodation doesn’t mean attendance policies no longer apply; it means you have a plan in place before issues arise.
Flexibility with Deadlines
Allows flexibility with assignment deadlines throughout the semester. You and your instructor will discuss what’s reasonable for specific assignments. It may not apply to every assignment in the course.
Tools and Technology
Audio Recording or Technology Use in Class
Allows you to use personal technology, such as a phone or laptop, to record lectures or take notes, even in courses with classroom technology restrictions. Let your instructor know at the start of the semester, and discuss where to place the recording device.
Notetaking Support
Gives you access to peer notes as a supplement to your own notes. It isn’t a substitute for attending class. Options may include a volunteer notetaker through the D&A Student Portal or an instructor-created Box folder. Subject to notetaker availability.
Want to support a fellow student by becoming a volunteer notetaker? Sign up in the D&A Student Portal.
Need digital notetaking tools? The Assistive Technology Education Center (ATEC) Lab has resources to help.
Online Courses
Approved accommodations also apply in online courses, though implementation may look different in a virtual environment. Review your approved accommodations before the semester begins with that in mind.
University Extension (UEX) Courses
D&A works with University Extension to review and approve accommodation requests for UEX courses. D&A doesn’t typically implement or proctor testing accommodations for UEX courses. Students needing exam accommodations coordinate directly with their approved testing site or proctor.
UT students registered with D&A:
Complete the Request for UEX Accommodations Form.
UT students not yet registered:
Register with D&A first.
Non-UT students taking UEX courses:
Complete the request for UEX Accommodations Form, and submit documentation from a licensed healthcare professional to D&A.
Additional Support
Using Your Accommodations
Request accommodation letters and work with your instructors each semester.
Testing Accommodations
Learn about extended time, reduced distraction testing environments and how to reserve space at UT’s testing centers.
Assistive Technology
The ATEC Lab offers adaptive software and equipment for registered students.
Student Volunteer Notetakers
Interested in supporting a fellow student? Become a volunteer notetaker.
Academic Planning Support
Priority Registration
Some students registered with D&A may qualify for priority registration to help coordinate disability-related needs, such as testing accommodations, travel time between classes, medical appointments or interpreting and/or captioning services.
Priority registration gives eligible undergraduate students earlier access to registration so they can build a schedule that supports their approved accommodations.
Graduate and law students already register before undergraduate students, so priority registration applies only to undergraduate students.
Priority registration takes place on the first day of the registration period from 2-5 p.m. and 6 p.m.–midnight.