Information for Faculty about Student Accommodations
Who Does OASID Work With?
OASID works with all academic departments, faculty members, and administrative offices to ensure that individuals with disabilities can participate fully and equitably in the Teachers College community. OASID office handles students, staff, and visitors’ accommodations.
OASID can consult with faculty regarding student referrals. Faculty can reach out to our office at oasid@tc.edu.
OASID works with students with the following disabilities:
(this list is not exhaustive)
- Mental Health
- Learning Disabilities
- ADHD
- Physical Disabilities
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Vision Impairments
- Chronic Medical Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Speech or Language Disorders
- Temporary Disabilities
FAQs
Teachers College is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to students that have identified voluntarily as having a disability under the federal civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Academic accommodations are adjustments to the way things are usually done that provide an equitable academic opportunity for students with disabilities.
- Accommodations are designed to remove disability related barriers and provide access to courses and programs.
- Accommodations must be reasonable and not alter the fundamental nature of the program or course.
- Students are responsible for requesting academic accommodations each semester that they wish to receive.
- Notetaking assistance
- Exam accommodations
- Sign language interpreters
- Accessible documents and content
- Flexibility related to assignments, deadlines, attendance, etc.
- Use of assistive technology
- Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART)
Faculty typically receive a letter about a student鈥檚 accommodations when a student in their course is registered with OASID as a student with a disability. Specific information about a student鈥檚 disability is kept confidential.
- OASID can send these letters at any point in the semester.
- OASID encourages faculty to reach out to the student directly upon receipt of this letter to discuss how these accommodations will be implemented within the scope of each course.
- While OASID bears the primary responsibility for facilitating these academic support services, we recognize that equitable access can only be achieved through a partnership between our Office, the student, and faculty members.
Faculty are an integral part of providing accommodations to students at Teachers College. Accommodations are determined on an individualized basis and are meant to allow a student with a disability equitable access to a course or academic program.
An accommodation should not compromise the essential elements of a course, and your input as the instructor is valued in this determination.
If you have concerns about recommended accommodations as they apply to your course, please contact OASID.