What are Reasonable Accommodations?

For the purpose of all College policies relating to students with disabilities, a reasonable accommodation might be any action that helps alleviate a substantial disadvantage. Making a reasonable accommodation might involve changing procedures, modifying the delivery of the course taken, providing additional services (e.g. examination arrangements, materials in large print), or altering the physical environment.

Reasonable and appropriate accommodations (adjustments and supports) and/or auxiliary aids are determined on a case-by-case basis and in accord with the individual's certified disability/specific learning difficulty.

Please note that while these are recommendations, College has a duty to comply with the Equal Status Act, 2000 which provides that an educational establishment cannot discriminate in relation to the access of a student to any course, facility or benefit provided by the establishment and the Disability Act 2005, which places a statutory obligation on public service providers to support access to services and facilities for people with disabilities.

Below are a list of the following reasonable Accommodations you will find on the LENS report:

• Allow additional time to develop practical skills
• Provide accessible locations
• Allow student to record lectures
• Provide annotated reading lists
• Allow an assistant to attend lectures or labs
• Provide enlarged hand-outs & exam papers
• Encourage appropriate seating
• Provide feedback on continuous assessments
• Provide lecture notes in advance
• Flexibility on deadlines as appropriate
• Repeat questions asked before answering
• Maintain confidentiality
• Where possible, prioritise reading lists

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