Dr. Judith A. Marlowe ’69 Office of Student Accessibility

Academic accommodations are adjustments to how course instruction, assessments, and other academic activities are delivered — not changes to the content or standards themselves. At the postsecondary level, accommodations are provided to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to educational programs, allowing them to demonstrate their knowledge and abilities without being disadvantaged by their disability.

Students may request accommodations for a wide range of documented disabilities, including physical, sensory, learning, psychological, chronic health, and neurological conditions. Unlike K–12, college students are responsible for self-identifying and formally requesting accommodations — the university will not seek you out. Accommodations must be renewed each semester and are typically communicated directly to your professors via an accommodation letter.

Common academic accommodations include:

• Extended time on exams
• Distraction-reduced testing environment

• Alternative exam formats

• Note-taking assistance

• Priority seating

• Audio recordings of lectures

• Alternative format materials

• Captioning or interpreting services

• Flexibility with attendance

• Accessible classroom placement
• Initiate a request for accommodations via the Dr. Judith A. Marlowe ’69 Office of Student Accessibility Registration

• Include the required documentation. Click here for documentation requirements.

• Watch your e-mail — you will receive a meeting time and date to discuss the accommodations and receive the paperwork you will need to distribute.

• Communicate with your professors, distribute the accommodation letter, and return the acknowledgment form to the Dr. Judith A. Marlowe ’69 Office of Student Accessibility.

• You are set — keep in mind you may have to request items throughout the term such as scheduling a test, alternative format materials, etc.

• Each semester, students need to reapply for accommodation approvals. If you are a current student at Thomas More University and have an approved accommodation plan on file, you should use the Accommodation Renewal link and not the Initiation request, 2–3 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester

Housing accommodations are modifications to on-campus living arrangements that ensure students with disabilities have equal access to university housing. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, colleges are required to provide reasonable housing accommodations to eligible students with documented disabilities.

Students may request housing accommodations for physical, medical, sensory, or mental health conditions that affect their ability to live in standard university housing. Requests are evaluated on an individual, case-by-case basis and must be supported by appropriate documentation. Housing accommodations are separate from academic accommodations and must be requested through the housing accommodation process.

Common housing accommodations include:

• Single occupancy room
• Ground-floor room placement

• Elevator-accessible building

• Semi-private or accessible bathroom

• Air conditioning

• Access to a kitchen

• Visual alert systems

• Emotional support animal approval

• Space for medical equipment
• Initiate a request for housing accommodations via the Dr. Judith A. Marlowe ’69 Office of Student Accessibility Housing Accommodation Request
• Housing accommodation requests should be submitted as early as possible, as placements are based on availability and space is limited.