Faculty
The University of North Dakota is committed to providing access to all people using its
facilities, programs and services.
Faculty should include a disability access statement on each course syllabus. Disability Services for Students office recommends the following disability access
statement be included in each course syllabus:
If you have emergency medical information to share with me, need special arrangements in case the
building must be evacuated, or you need disability accommodations in this course, please make an
appointment with me. My office location and hours are ( ) ( ). If you plan to request
disability accommodations, you are expected to register with Disability Services for Students,190
McCannel Hall, 701-777-3425 voice/tty,
dss@und.edu).
For information on:
Faculty responsibility to students with mobility impairments during an emergency evacuation
UND Evacuation
Procedures for People with Disabilities
Accommodating students with disabilities at UND
The office of Disability Services for Students’ mission is to assist faculty in providing
equal access in the classroom to students with documented disabilities while maintaining
academic standards. DSS determines a student’s eligibility for
reasonable accommodations and identifies the specific accommodations each student is authorized
to use. Once accommodations have been authorized, it is the student’s responsibility to discuss
his/her accommodation needs with you and make any final arrangements necessary for their provision.
If you have questions about the student’s request for accommodation, you may ask to see his/her
verification document. The DSS Verification of Need for Disability Accommodations document
describes the student’s disability-related functional limitations and lists the specific
recommended accommodations that may compensate for those limitations. This document is reviewed
and updated every semester.
If not sure
how to respond to a request, faculty are encouraged to consult
with DSS about what is reasonable before getting back to the student.
Showing videos/DVDs in class: To ensure that videos and DVDs are accessible
for students who
are deaf or hard of hearing, check to see if captioning is present or there is a captioned
version available. Contact DSS on how to determine if your material is already captioned or
for assistance with scripting or captioning your video/DVD. If the student is blind, review
the video/DVD to see if some of the visual content will need a verbal description.
Providing accessible seating: If the reason a student requests an
accessible table or chair is obvious, there is no reason to contact DSS for verification
of need. In addition, some students may not have a disability-related need but do need
a table and chair (e.g., a person of large stature). We encourage you to make these
arrangements directly with Paul Clark in Facilities, 7-3005.
Responding to a student you think may have a disability
Students with
Suspected Disabilities
Designing educational experiences without barriers created by disability
Universal
Design for Instruction
A self directed training course is available to UND's BlackBoard users. Log into BlackBoard Click on
UND courses and search for CGO-UNIVERSAL-DESIGN in the course search box.
Assisting students with temporary medical conditions
Courtesy Services
Working with students with specific types of disabilities, see the Disability
Services for Students website, .
Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities:
A Manual for High Schools, Colleges,
and Graduate Programs
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students in the Classroom
Working with an Interpreter
Orientation to Serving College Students Who are Deaf
or Hard of Hearing – free online certificate course (1
hour) –