Queen’s University is committed to achieving full accessibility for persons with disabilities. Part of this commitment includes arranging academic accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure they have an equitable opportunity to participate in all of their academic activities. If you are a student with a disability and think you may need accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) and register as early as possible. For more information, including important deadlines, please visit the QSAS website at Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS).
If you have a documented disability that requires special accommodations for this class, I will do my best to meet your needs. You should be consulting with Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) and they will give you a form to share with your professors. The form won’t tell me any personal information, just what kinds of accommodations you need (large print, quiet quiz room, etc.)
If you need special accommodations for quizzes I need to know about that as soon as possible, but definitely a full week before the first quiz so that I can make arrangements. Send me a copy of your disability letter and also a copy of your full class schedule to help me pick a time for your quiz without a lot of e-mails.
If you need special accommodations for your final exam it’s up to you and Queen’s Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) to arrange that; if you don’t bother to do that you’ll have to write in the regular exam hall.
Sometimes QSAS gets jammed up during the beginning of the term and it takes a while to get your accommodations form. You should request an appointment with them as soon as possible, ideally before classes start. However, if there’s a delay getting your official form please come and talk with me and tell me what accommodations your form will eventually be asking for. I’ll provide them, with the understanding that any quizzes written with those accommodations won’t count unless I eventually see the official form saying that you are entitled to the accommodations that I have given you.
