The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) notes that "reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures shall be required, unless an entity can demonstrate that making such modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, including academic requirements in postsecondary education, would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations involved."
Faculty are responsible for making their own websites accessible and providing accommodations for students with disabilities in an online course. There are many campus resources to assist faculty with this.
UC Berkeley is required to ensure that anything posted in public forums (for example, University websites or YouTube Channels) is fully accessible to persons with disabilities and can be accessed using assistive technology ( i.e. screen readers) and also includes video captions. Any information that is posted in your official university capacity that is visible to any member of the public must meet this accessibility standard.
Online courses or websites that are only accessible to registered students must provide accommodations as described in...
All accommodations are approved to address barriers that students experience based on the impact of their disability in the context of a particular academic space, task, or requirement.
In order to determine the appropriate amount of extended exam time a student may be approved for, a Disability Specialist will review the student’s medical documentation to understand how the student’s disability may impact them in a typical timed exam setting. In addition, Disability Specialists interview students about their own experiences when taking exams...
When a student requests the accommodation of remote participation, the Disability Specialist reviews the student’s medical information and self-report of their disability impacts to determine whether or not it is appropriate for the student to attend one or more of their classes remotely.
If the student’s medical documentation and experience do not indicate that the student cannot attend a course in person due to the impact of their disability, the Disability Specialist may request additional medical documentation and may also contact (with the student’s...
Yes. The outcome of a student and their Disability Specialist’s engagement in the interactive process may be a denial of the accommodation that the student requested.
Reasons for denying a student’s request for a specific accommodation include:
The Disability Specialist has not identified a disability-related need for the requested accommodation.
The Disability Specialist has identified a more appropriate way to address the disability-related barrier that the student’s request is...
UC Policy PACAOS 140 "Guidelines Applying to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability" describes the University’s responsibility to ensure that students do not experience discrimination on the basis of their disabilities and provides definitions and and policy and procedural guidance on a number of topics related to academic, employment, and campus access.
Yes. Instructors should plan to provide common exam accommodations such as 150% time and a reduced distraction environment whenever possible.
The DSP Proctoring Office prioritizes proctoring for accommodations that may be more challenging to implement, such as 200% and greater extended time, room-alone, and use of technology such as screen readers and speech-to-text.
Instructors may provide proctoring for any student as long as each student is provided with the accommodations outlined on their individual Letter of...
When you are proctoring your own exam, you should secure a space that allows students to complete the full exam in the same setting. Moving students during the exam can be very disruptive to students who need exam accommodations.
Relocating students during exams should only occur if the chosen space is no longer appropriate because of unanticipated background noise or disruptions. If a relocation happens in these instances and a student reports that the relocation interfered with successful implementation of their exam accommodations, please...
