Accommodation Agreement

To receive accommodations from the Disability Resource Office (DRO), all documentation must be reviewed (see documentation).  Accommodation Agreements are developed through the review of documentation as well as, the student's input in a meeting with a DRO counselor. 

Once the accommodations are developed for RU academics, the student will follow these procedures each semester: 

• Request the accommodation forms available through DRO
   

• The DRO will provide a copy of the Academic Accommodation form and the Academic Accommodations Agreement for each class/faculty member to you. 
   

• You will then sign a form stating you have received copies of the Academic Accommodation form.

Since it is your RIGHT to choose with whom to share confidential information, it is your RESPONSIBILITY to initiate contact with faculty in order to arrange the appropriate accommodations for each course.  The following guidelines will help you through the process:

•  Set up a meeting with each faculty member during their office hours as soon as possible.
   

• Talk with the faculty about your academic accommodations.  In order for the faculty to provide you with the best support possible, you will need to discuss your strengths and weaknesses.
   

• If accommodations are deemed unreasonable due to conflicts with academic standards, alternative accommodations and strategies should then be discussed.
   

• Devise a strategy or plan with your faculty that will carry you through the entire semester.  If necessary, set dates for future meetings (for more information, see How to Talk to Faculty).
   

• Have faculty sign the Accommodation Agreement.  Give the faculty member the pink copy, return the white copy to the DRO, and keep the yellow copy for your own personal files.
   

• Follow this procedure with all of your faculty from whom you want accommodations. 
   

The procedures listed above are continuously monitored, evaluated and revised to assure that truly nondiscriminatory opportunities exist for all members of the RU community.