Accommodations and
Access Technologies
Accommodations are changes to the design of environments, and auxiliary aids and services that allow individuals with disabilities to access facilities and fully participate in programs at school or work. To determine what accommodations might be appropriate and effective in a class or other educational setting, the student, faculty and Disability Services staff often work together to identify barriers in the environment. The information included here gives you some ideas, but is not meant to be exhaustive, since accommodations are applied on an individualized basis.*
General Information on Accommodations
Programmatic EnvironmentExam Accommodations, such as extended test time, distraction-reduced testing space, electronic materials.
Note-taking Services Sign Language Interpreting Services CART (Real-time Captioning) Attendance Adjustments First row, or Close-up Seating Residence Hall Accommodations Dining Options for Food Allergies Access Technologies
Hardware and software that make environments accessible and help students to do their work.
Learn about access or assistive technology from the DO-IT Center Find access technologies through your State Assistive Technology Project |
Physical EnvironmentAccessible Parking
Wheelchair-Accessible Paths of Travel on Campus with Signage Step-free Entrances to Buildings Power Doors or Power-Assist Doors (local design codes sometimes have an impact on the availability of these) Elevators Signs with Braille and Raised Symbols Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms Visual Fire Alarms and Alerting Devices Accessible Lab and Classroom Furniture Information EnvironmentAccessible College or University Websites designed to enable large print, text-to-speech, contrast, captioning, etc.
College communications and publications available in accessible formats Accessible Textbooks - Resources for students and Disability Services offices: |
* The information on this page is for illustrative purposes only. NCCSD and AHEAD do not recommend any accommodation, nor should this be understood as legal advice. Students and families are encouraged to work with college personnel to address their needs.