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Accommodation Statement
Accommodation Statement
Accommodation is both a practice and a value at St. Catherine University.
We embrace a culture of learning that drives our students, faculty, and staff to discover, acquire, and apply knowledge, and we welcome all without distinction in the spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Therefore, it has always been our goal to address barriers to full participation in the academic and co-curricular experience — both on campus and online — as we learn of them.
Any student who needs accommodations may meet or participate in a call with St. Catherine University Student Accessibility and Accommodations staff to plan appropriate accommodations and identify campus and community resources that may be beneficial. The services and accommodations through Student Accessibility and Accommodations are individualized and guided by each student's history, experiences and disability documentation. Each individual student and each class may require different accommodations. The accommodations must be reasonable and cannot fundamentally alter the nature of the course, program, or activity.
Each student’s barriers are addressed on a case-by-case basis. Some typical accommodations we provide include, but are not limited to:
Alternate Format Reading Materials — Students whose disability impacts their reading may request course reading materials (textbooks, handouts, syllabus, lab manuals) in an accessible format. Examples of alternative formats are Braille, enlarged text, and text in audible format. We can also scan texts into electronic formats to be used with the Texthelp reading software, which is available to all St. Kate's students. You can download the software using your St. Kate's login credentials.
Classroom Note -Taking — If students' disabilities interfere with their ability to take effective notes for class, a notetaker may be requested. Another student in the class is selected and paid to provide a copy of lecture or lab notes for the student with a disability. The notes are intended to supplement the notes of the student, who must be in attendance and participating in the class for which the notes were taken.
Alternative Testing — Students may need a distraction-reduced testing environment or extended time for exams. We also offer taped or Brailled exams, use of adaptive equipment such as a computer, screen reader or text enlarger and alternative test dates.
Interpreters, CART services and Assistive Listening Systems for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students
Preferential seating
Housing Accommodation, such as Emotional Support Animals, Accessible room placements, or access to single bathrooms
Clinical or fieldwork Accommodations
Assistive Technology
Creating Accessible Learning Environments
Creating Accessible Learning Environments
Creating Accessible Learning Environments
St. Kate’s values diversity of all kinds, and considers disability another aspect of diversity. It’s our goal to address barriers to full participation in the academic and co-curricular experience—online and on campus.
Student Accessibility & Accommodations supports students with disabilities, as defined under the ADA, with reasonable accommodations for academics, housing, meal plans, and clinical/fieldwork. The process for receiving these accommodations is flexible, the student meets with our professional staff and participates in an interactive process where we talk through the students' diagnosis, and barriers they have or are experiencing. Together, staff and the student will explore appropriate accommodations and identify resources that may be beneficial to the student.
Student Accessibility and Accommodations staff have experience working with students impacted by many conditions, such as learning disabilities, chronic medical illness, ADD/ADHD, traumatic brain injury, psychiatric conditions, Autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss/Deafness and vision-based disabilities, etc.
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