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Accommodated Testing and Responsibilities of Student Disability Services

In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) has been delegated the authority and the responsibility to prescribe academic adjustments and reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities.

Concerning accommodated testing, after the SDS office provides the student with his/her Letters of Accommodation (LOA) it is the student’s responsibility to deliver these letters to each instructor.  These authorizations outline the accommodations to which the student is entitled, which may include extended time, readers, scribes, enlarged type, and other aids as required.

All students and faculty receive notification of the Student/Faculty Rights & Responsibilities under ADA with their LOA.  In addition, this document can be accessed through the Student Disability Services’ web page under Forms & Policies.

Responsibilities of Students Requesting Accommodated Testing

  1. At the beginning of each semester, students need to discuss their accommodated testing requirements with each instructor.
  2. Students must request accommodated testing services at least one (1) business day in advance by contacting University Testing Services (UTS) at (210) 829-3876, or by completing a Student Make-up Exam Appointment Form online, which can be found here.
  3. Students who contact UTS less than one business day in advance will be scheduled for the next available day. Requests received after regular business hours or on weekends do not count as business day for the purposes of scheduling.
  4. Walk-in requests for accommodated testing will not be accepted.
  5. Testing appointments should be made for the same time the class is taking the test, unless another test time has been approved in advance by the professor.
  6. Due to the time requirements for accommodated testing appointments cannot be scheduled after 3 p.m.
  7. Students should discuss any scheduling time conflicts with their professors.
  8. On the test date, students should bring only items specified by their professor. All other belongings (e.g. backpacks, notebooks, cell phones, iPods, etc.) will be stored in the University Testing Services office while the test is being administered.
  9. Students must present their UIW student ID card. An alternate picture I.D. is also acceptable.