Student Accessibility Services 

Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

Link to SAS: https://www.austincc.edu/students/student-accessibility-services-and-assistive-technology

Faculty Responsibilities for Working with Students with Disabilities

Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to providing a supportive, accessible, and inclusive learning environment for all students. Each campus offers support services for students with disabilities. 

Students with disabilities who need classroom, academic or other accommodations must request them through Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they register for courses; otherwise, the provision of accommodations may be delayed. Students can request accommodations at any time during the semester. Students who have received approval for accommodations from SAS for this course must provide the instructor with the legal document titled “Notice of Approved Accommodations (NAA)” from SAS. Until the instructor receives the NAA from the student, accommodations should not be provided. Once the NAA is received, accommodations must be provided. Accommodations are not retroactive.  Please contact SAS@austincc.edu for more information.

Faculty do not have the right to refuse to provide required accommodations, ask the student to disclose their disability, question whether the disability exists when accommodations have been authorized by SAS, or request to examine the student's documentation. Faculty members may consult with the SAS advocate, not the student, if there are questions or concerns about designated accommodations. 

Faculty Responsibilities: https://tled.austincc.edu/tled/faculty-support/course-development/accessibility/faculty-roles-rights-responsibilities/

Administering Exams through SAS

Students with the accommodations listed below are instructed to schedule appointments to test at least five (5) business days in advance. Once the student schedules their testing appointment, SASTest@austincc.edu will contact you to provide you with the location of the exam and gather instructions for test administration. Please respond in a timely manner to our request.

The instructor receives an email from SASTest@austincc.edu when a student makes an appointment with any of the following accommodations:

• Magnifiers (CCTV, JAWS, ZoomText/Fusion, etc.)

• Kurzweil/text to speech

• Live reader/scribe needed

• Enlarged font, alternative format for printed exams

• Use of speech recognition software

• Reduced distraction testing environment

• Other accommodations that require SAS make the test accessible for the student

Instructor submits test directly to the Testing Center if accommodations include any or all of the following:

• Extended testing time

• Breaks during exams 

• Drinks/snacks

• Sunglasses/colored tinted glasses

• Headphones (not plugged into anything)

• Instructor-approved open book/notes/note cards

• Medical devices (oxygen, insulin pump, etc.)

• Computer for essay exams

Please submit the test and the testing center transmittal indicating “SAS Test Only” and list of approved accommodations per the Notice of Approved Accommodations directly to the Testing/Assessment Center.