Before a student may receive academic accommodations, the student must register with Accessibility Services and meet with the Director of Accessibility Services to discuss their disability and requested accommodations. Documentation of the disability by a licensed and/or certified professional qualified to diagnose the disability is strongly recommended. Students who ask for information about documentation requirements can be directed to this webpage. The documented disability must be a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. A qualified individual with a disability must satisfy the requisite skill, experience, education, and other program-related requirements and can perform, with or without reasonable adjustments, the essential requirements of such a program.

Once the Director of Accessibility Services reviews the registration form and the documentation of a student’s disability and determines the appropriate accommodations, an academic accommodation form will be completed and given to the student (and the faculty member if the course is online).  This form should be signed by both the student and the faculty member and returned within ten working days to the Director of Accessibility Services.  No faculty member may provide special accommodations to a student unless they have received an Academic Accommodation Form for that specific class in that specific semester. Once the Director of Accessibility Services reviews the Registration Form and the documentation of a student’s disability and determines the appropriate accommodations, an Academic Accommodation Form will be completed and given to the student.  This form should be signed by both the student and the faculty member and returned within ten working days to the Director of Accessibility Services.  No faculty member may provide special accommodations to a student unless s/he has received an Academic Accommodation Form for that specific class in that specific semester.

Students with a disability can register with the Office of Accessibility Services, located in Labry Hall 226, to receive accommodations. Once registered and approved, students will receive Academic Accommodations Forms and should return the signed forms within 10 business days. Students are encouraged to register for accommodations as early in the semester as possible. The Office of Accessibility Services can be reached by phone (615-547-1286), email  (mcurtis@cumberland.edu), or in person (Labry Hall, room 226). For more information, please visit Accessibility Services.

Faculty members are asked to proctor tests, quizzes, and exams for students who have Special Accommodation needs to the extent possible.  Faculty members who are unable to meet this need should notify the Director of Accessibility Services as soon as possible during the course of the semester.  If a student expresses concern that the faculty member is unable to meet their Special Accommodation needs in a given class and the faculty member and student cannot resolve the issue, the faculty member should direct the student to complete a Written Notice of Failure of Accommodation to Meet a Need of a Student with a Disability Form and submit it to the Director of Accessibility Services.

It is the responsibility of the student to provide a copy of the Test Information and Adjustment Form to the faculty member at least 48 hours prior to test time when Accessibility Services is proctoring an exam.  Upon receipt of the Test Information and Adjustment Form, the faculty member should complete the form and send it, along with the test, to the Director of Accessibility Services at least 24 hours prior to test time unless they have contacted the Director of Accessibility Services to request an extension. Tests will remain in a securely locked cabinet until the time of the test.