Each Letter of Accommodation lists the name and email address of the Disability Specialist assigned to work with the student for whom the letter was issued. The assigned Disability Specialist is your best first point of contact in addressing questions and concerns you may have about an individual student’s Letter of Accommodation.
AIM stands for Accessible Information Management, and it is the platform that DSP utilizes to store student records and to facilitate the provision of accommodations. While AIM is integrated with the campus’s SIS and CalCentral systems, the platform both allows for student medical information to be retained separately from student academic records, and it also allows for facilitating the accommodation process. Every semester, students need to request their Letters of Accommodation and approved services via AIM, and instructors need to review students’ Letters of Accommodation and submit...
Instructors are not required to provide any disability accommodations in the absence of a Letter of Accommodation (LOA) from DSP. Faculty should refer students to DSP rather than provide informal accommodations. Informal accommodations may not meet a student’s disability-related access needs.
If a student is not yet active in DSP and has an immediate concern, instructors can provide the same consideration for extenuating circumstances that they would provide for students without disabilities. For instance, if a student breaks their hand the...
An accommodation is an adjustment to a practice or policy that removes a barrier that exists based on the impact of an individual’s disability in the context of the practice or policy. Academic accommodations allow for disabled students to have equal access to participate in their academic programs at UC Berkeley. While in elementary and secondary school settings it is permissible for accommodations to change the goals and standards of the curriculum, in the postsecondary setting, instructors are not required to fundamentally alter their course goals or standards in order...
The instructor of record for a course can authorize proxy access for GSIs in AIM.
When logged into the AIM Faculty Portal, you will find on the furthest right-hand corner of the page an “Add Instructor” link. Clicking this button will allow you to request to add a GSI to those with instructor access to your course.
After you submit a request to have a GSI added as a proxy for your course, the person you selected will receive an email that will require them to CalNet authenticate in order for your request to be processed. You can...
An illustrated guide for accessing student information in AIM is available that includes directions for creating a list of students with accommodations in your course and for downloading Letters of Accommodation.
In 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act was amended, broadening the definition of disability to include more persons with non-apparent disabilities (for example, chronic health conditions and psychological disabilities). In addition, IDEA, the law that governs K-12 services for students with disabilities, has provided greater opportunity for students with disabilities to excel academically, graduate high school, and successfully matriculate to higher education.
Universities nationwide are continuing to experience growth in the numbers of...
Begin by consulting the student’s Letter of Accommodation (LOA).
DSP is comprised of multiple units, each with its own Supervisor and staff. If you have a question about a specific accommodation, you may find that the LOA provides an email address to directly contact the unit that processes that accommodation. In addition, each LOA concludes with the name and email of the student’s assigned Disability Specialist, who may also be of assistance.
If you have questions or concerns about the logistics of implementing students' proctoring,...
Faculty may offer this as an option to students. However, if the student has a documented disability-related need for a make-up exam as verified by the Disability Specialist, then the student has a right to take a make-up exam. The exam may be an alternate exam of the same format and difficulty as the original exam. The faculty member may also choose to administer the same exam and have the student sign an academic honesty agreement.
Generally, no. This can be very disruptive to students who need exam accommodations. The exception would be if the chosen space was no longer appropriate because of unanticipated background noise or disruptions.
