Accessibility

CBU Student Accessibilities Services is ready to help all students, learning in-person or online. Here are a few services specifically for online learning. 

STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ONLINE LEARNING

Student Accessibilities Services (SAS) is available to discuss any concerns you have about the implementation of your accommodations. To ensure a seamless transition to online course instruction, we encourage you to quickly learn from instructors how the course will be managed and have conversations about how your accommodations will be applied to the next context. SAS is happy to discuss any concerns you or your instructor may have about how to implement accommodations.

Testing accommodations in the remote classroom

Students who have been approved for testing accommodations through our office should continue to receive these accommodations regardless of the platform for administration. Exceptions to this would be accommodations that do not apply to the online testing environment, such as a distraction-reduced environment for exams and quizzes.

Extended time

• Approved extended time is applicable when the exam has a limited amount of working time

• If the exam is available for a period of time (such as a day or several days), but you have a defined amount of working time (i.e. 1 hour) once you open the exam, your extended time would be applied as is done for in-class exams

• If, however, the exam is available for several days, with no specific amount of time given for the exam end time, then extended time is generally not applied .

• Tests, quizzes and exams given during this time period may be offered through Canvas. 

  • In this instance, the platform controls the amount of the time and will shut down the exam when the time allotted expires. When the exam has a specific amount of working time, please make sure to confirm your extended time accommodation with your instructor so the timing of the exam can be adjusted for you to reflect the amount of extra time that you have been approved for. 

  • Your instructor may choose some other means to administer a timed exam. If so, please talk with your instructor to ensure that your start and end times, including your extended time, will be properly documented so there is no question about the amount of time you worked on the exam. 

Large print exams

If you have any concerns about the ability to use your laptop to magnify the size of exams, please contact your instructor to ensure that the exam is available to you in a format conducive to magnification.

Other accommodations

If you receive other testing accommodations that will be impacted by the change in test administration, please communicate with your instructor immediately to discuss options. SAS is available to assist as needed in conversations about how to apply accommodations.

CBU ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR ACCESSIBILITIES SERVICES

See this list of complete academic supports offered by CBU Accessibilities Services

ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS

The CDI has also put together a list of accessibility tools that can be used for online learning. Click here. 

Tips for Excelling in an Online Course 

Download Tips for Excelling in an Online Course

CONTACT ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

Dr. Robert Dotson

Dean of Students

Rozier Hall, Student Life Suite

(901) 321-3254

rdotson1@cbu.edu