Accommodations are academic adjustments, resources and/or equipment that allow a Rice student with a disability to have equal access to academic programs, and to share in full participation with the Rice university community. Accommodations are made on an individual basis and are based on the functional limitations posed by the disabling condition(s).
Accommodations may include, but are not limited to:
- Assistive listening devices
- Sign language interpreters
- Captioning services (CART)
- Extended time on examinations
- Distraction-reduced examinations
- Braille materials
- Books in an alternative format (audio or e-texts)
- Desktop video magnifiers (CCTVs)
- Note taking or assistance with lecture notes
- Specialized computer software
- Advocacy
Accommodation letters are developed collaboratively by the director of the SDRC and the student with a disability. These letters are for the student’s professors and indicate recommended accommodations. The nature of individual courses and course requirements vary. Therefore, the ways in which a student at Rice with a disability is functionally limited will impact some classes differently than others.