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FAQ's For Faculty

Disability Accommodations

• What is a reasonable accommodation?
  
  
• How does Disabilities Services determine the "Reasonable" accommodation(s) to be provided?
  
  
• How do I know if a student really has a disability?
  
  
• How do I know when I am providing "accommodations" or when I am over accommodating or going too far?
  
  
• Once a student discloses a psychiatric disability, what kind of information do I need and how can I get it?
  
  
• Why are some students diagnosed after they enroll at FSU?
  
  

Academic Requirements

• Do I need to modify my typical grading process for someone with a disability?
  
  

Rights and Responsibilities

• How do I know if an academic adjustment request is unreasonable?
  
  
• What are the rights and responsibilities of a student with a disability?
  
  
• What are the rights and responsibilities of an instructor when working with students with disabilities?
  
  
• Why does an instructor have the responsibility to make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities?
  
  

Confidentiality

• Who else in the school can I tell about the student's disability and under what circumstances?
  
  
• Can I tell the other professors/instructors about a student and look to them for suggestions?
  
  
• Can I ask students for specific information about the nature of their disabilities?
  
  

Behavioral Issues

• What if a student with a disability is disruptive or acts inappropriately in class?
  
  

Options Regarding Poor Classroom Performance

• How do I set limits or tell a student they are performing poorly in the class without upsetting the person or violating the law?
  
  
• If someone cannot do the classwork, no matter what adjustments I provide, can I give the student a failing grade?
  
  
• What if a student with a disability is failing?
  
  
• May I flunk a student with a disability?
  
  
• What do I do if a student's performance indicates the possibility of an undiagnosed disability?
  
  

Learning Disabilities

• What is a learning disability?
  
  
• What are the diagnostic criteria for a learning disability?
  
  
• What are the documentation criteria for a learning disability?
  
  
• Doesn't everyone have a learning impairment?
  
  
• Do I have to give students with learning disabilities ANY accommodation they ask for in my class?
  
  
• Do accommodations give students with learning disabilities an unfair advantage?
  
  
• Can I require a student with a learning disability to do something in my class that I require all other students to do?
  
  
• Should I require students with learning disabilities to identify themselves to me at the beginning of the term to receive accommodations?
  
  

Disabilities Services Procedures

• Where can I get forms and publications provided by the Disabilities Services office?
  
  
• What do I do when I receive a Faculty Referral letter?
  
  
• What do I do if a student approaches me disclosing they have a disability, but he/she does not have an Instructor Notification letter?
  
  
• Suppose a student with a disability tells me he/she does not want to use services through Disabilities Services, but insists they need accommodations?