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Accessibility Services

Academic Accommodations

Academic accommodations are intended to provide equal access to academic content by reducing barriers and providing support in the learning environment. Accommodations are determined through individualized assessment and may vary from specific plans made in the K-12 setting. The most commonly used accommodations are detailed on this page, but specific accommodations will be determined in consultation with Accessibility Services Staff.

Examples of Reasonable Accommodations

Testing Accommodations:

  • Extended time 
  • Distraction-reduced environment 
  • Computer usage on exams for word processing
  • Limiting of exams per day
  • Use of a reader/scribe

Note-Taking Accommodations

  • LiveScribe Smartpens
  • Note Taking Express

Other Academic Accommodations

  • Modified attendance
  • Textbooks in alternative formats
  • Course substitutions (Foreign Language and Physical Education)
  • Computer usage in class
  • Sign language interpreters/captioning services

Temporary Disability and Pregnancy Accommodations

Accessibility Services is committed to upholding the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title IX by ensuring equal access to our campus experience. We understand that access may be interrupted based on a temporary condition.

In the event that a student experiences a short-term illness or injury (such as a broken bone or concussion) or pregnancy and needs temporary accommodations, the following procedure must be followed:

  1. Obtain medical documentation from health care professional describing the condition and functional limitations.
  2. Meet with Accessibility Services to establish temporary accommodations. For students who are pregnant, the Office of Title IX will be present at the meeting as well.
  3. Accessibility Services will share the accommodation letter with faculty and discuss reasonable parameters of extensions, deadlines, and make-up tests. 

For temporary disabilities and pregnancy accommodations, an end date will be set according to the individual’s situation and medical documentation. 

Students wishing to obtain temporary accommodations should contact Accessibility Services at access@rollins.edu or (407)975-6463.

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Assistive Technology

Our office has access to several assistive technology softwares and equipment, such as:

  • Assistive listening devices
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • JAWS
  • Livescribe Pen
  • Converting textbooks to electronic format, using AccessText and Bookshare