Continuing Students

Your responsibilities include:

1. Request accommodations every semester.

Since you take different classes every semester, each semester may require a different set of accommodations. You will be emailed a link to request accommodations around finals week for the following semester.

PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE LINK.

      • Once you submit your request, please make an appointment with your case manager to discuss the upcoming semester.

      • It is your responsibility to make sure you have made an appointment to discuss your accommodations. If you have technical difficulties with this process, please email ADS immediately at accessibility@dominican.edu.

      • If your new requests do not correspond with your eligibility, you will be asked to bring updated documentation that reflects your new needs.

2. Sit down with each of your professors to go over all of your accommodations.

It is very important that you and your professors discuss each accommodation and how they apply to their classes. This is critical because:

      • Not all accommodations apply to ALL courses!

      • You can determine what to do for any "what if" situations (e.g. "What if my recording device fails?").

      • Please use the form below if you would like to officially file your agreements with your professors:

3. If your eligibility is provisional or short-term, please send ADS updated documentation before you complete your next accommodation request.

      • Short-term accommodations refer to any temporary condition that will not be long-term, including pregnancy, broken leg, and others.

Faculty Receipt of AL.docx

Tutoring Accommodations:

If you feel like you need special accommodations for tutoring sessions in the TLC, please email us at accessibility@dominican.edu with a list of accommodations you are requesting for tutoring. We'll check your file to make sure that your requests match your eligibility.

Housing Accommodations:

Approved housing accommodations are valid for one school year. You must renew your housing accommodations by July 1st with new documentation. The committee will review your new application and documents, and will get back to you within 2 weeks with a decision. Please email accessibility@dominican.edu with your specific request to live on campus, and we will direct you where to begin the process.

Dining Accommodations:

You may be eligible to receive dining accommodations for medical or health reasons, including:

  • the dining hall to prepare an individualized menu, meal, and/or plate for you

  • the ability to eat food outside of the dining hall

Please complete the meal exemption request form below and email it to accessibility@dominican.edu. If you do not receive confirmation within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) that we have received your request, please email us or call us at 415-257-1388 to follow up.

Meal Plan Exemption Policy & Request Form.docx

Clinical or Fieldwork Rotations:

For students in the Nursing, and OT programs, requests for special accommodations for your clinical and fieldwork rotations are possible. However, this must be requested in a timely manner, so you can give your accommodation letters to your site/field supervisors before they begin scheduling students at their sites for the following semester.

Amending Accommodations:

Anything can happen in life that changes our needs. Therefore, if your needs have changed at any time during the semester, please email us as soon as possible at accessibility@dominican.edu, and explain your new challenges. Depending on your situation, you may be eligible for different accommodations. Please note that we may require updated documentation in order to grant your new requests, so email us as soon as possible so that we can begin working with you to get you the support that you need at accessibility@dominican.edu.

Mental Health Services:

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