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In collaboration with the Clark University community, Student Accessibility Services ensures that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and services to participate equally in the academic environment.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility for accommodations is based on an interactive process and case-by-case basis review of student self-report and supporting documentation that clearly demonstrate that a student has one or more functional limitations in the academic\/residential setting and that these limitations require accommodation in order to achieve equal access. Accommodations are intended to provide equal access, not guarantee success or maximize a student\u2019s potential. The law does not require institutions to waive specific courses or academic requirements considered essential to a particular program or degree. Instead, they are mandated to modify existing requirements to ensure that individuals are not discriminated against on the basis of their disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students who have been approved for accommodations will use Accommodate<\/a> to make and track supplemental accommodation requests, manage their accommodation letters and check the status of other service requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclosure of a disability is voluntary; however, it is important to note that the university is not responsible for providing accommodations to a student who has not provided appropriate documentation of a disability to Student Accessibility Services and requested a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, accommodations are not retroactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Academic Accommodations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below is a list of some common accommodations provided by Clark University. The University may deny an accommodation if it would fundamentally alter an essential requirement of a course or activity. The list is not exhaustive as every accommodation decision is an individual one made through the interactive process between SAS and the student.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing accommodations<\/summary>\n

If a student has a documented need for their tests to be reasonably modified so they can better access it, SAS will approve necessary accommodations. Whenever possible, testing accommodations should be administered through the specific academic department. When this is not possible, students can request to take their tests with SAS. Here are examples of some testing accommodations SAS can approve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n