Faculty Guidelines
Purpose of Student
Disability Services:
- Provide services and accommodations to students with
disabilities
- Work closely with faculty and staff in an advisory
capacity
- Assist in the development of reasonable accommodations
for students
- Provide equal access for individuals with disabilities
Qualified Individual:
- Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities
- Has accommodation paperwork issued by the Office of
Student Disability Services at UT after a complete review of appropriate documentation
by a qualified professional
- Is otherwise qualified to attend UT
Confidentiality:
- Disability documentation and the nature of the
disability is confidential between the coordinator and the student unless the
student chooses to reveal it
- Any explicit or implicit inference to a particular
student and the disability is inappropriate
General Disorders:
- ADD/ADHD
- Specific Learning Disabilities (i.e. Math, Reading, Writing, Language)
- Psychiatric/Psychological Disorders
- Blind/Visually Impaired
- Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- Neurological/Brain Injury
- Orthopedic/Mobility Disorders
- Systemic Disorders
- Temporary medical conditions
A general description of a disorder, its characteristics, and helpful accommodations, as well as specific strategies to aid a student, may be obtained from the Office of Student Disability Services.
Tips that Facilitate All Student Learning:
- Speaking at a clear and normal tone
- Visual aids
- Face the class
- Spatial awareness
- Learning style adaptations
- Guided lecture questions
- Study guides
- Frequent feedback
- Key terms
- Course outline
Professor Rights:
- May request a signed agreement from students for tape
recording of lectures
- Insist that all students adhere to the student code of
conduct
- Deny accommodations to students who do not present
letters from the Office of Student Disability Services
- Challenge accommodations that fundamentally alter the
academic integrity of a course
Professor Responsibilities:
- Shared responsibility for providing student
accommodations with the Office of Student Disability Services
- Provide reasonable accommodations when verification
letter has been received
- Include a disability services statement on your
syllabus
If there is any student who has special needs because of a disability,
please go to Jennifer Del Valle at the Office of Student Disability Services in
North Walker Hall, Room 102 to report your needs and provide documentation of
your disability for certification. Please feel free to discuss this issue with
me, in private, if you need more information.
- Consult with the Disabilities Office whenever there is
a question concerning a student with a disability
General Accommodations Provided:
- Extended time on tests
- Distraction-reduced test environment
- Note taking
- Use of a computer for note taking,
written assignments, and tests
- Special seating
- Adaptive equipment/assistive
technology
- Scribe
- Reader
- Tape-recorded lecture
- Enlarged print
- Interpreter
Contact Information
Jennifer Del Valle,
Associate Director
Academic Center for
Excellence
Office of Student
Disability Services
North Walker Hall,
Room 102
(813) 257-3266
jdelvalle@ut.edu
Website:
www.ut.edu/disabilities/