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OARS recommends the student and faculty discuss how accommodations may apply in the specific course. Accommodations cannot modify essential requirements or fundamentally alter the nature of the course. Consultation with OARS may be necessary to clarify reasonable accommodations based on the course.  If there are any questions or concerns, contact OARS at oars@bethel.edu or 651.638.6833.

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Former Process for Accommodations:

In Starting Fall 2021, the Office of Accessibility Resources & Services (OARS) created initiated a new process for sending accommodation letters. The process puts more ownership on the student. The syllabus statement now statement above reflects this changeexpectation. 

OARS Process Change Impacts

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Prior to Fall 2021

Starting

Fall 2021 and Beyond

1) Who 

is responsible for sending accommodation letters

OARS sent accommodation letters on behalf of the student.

OARS sent

the

letter with all of the student’s eligible accommodations.

The student is now responsible

for logging in

to login to their AIM portal to request their letters to be sent.

The student has ownership over which accommodations they would like to request to utilize for each class.  

2) When accommodation letters are sent

2-3 weeks before the start of term or as a new student registered with OARS during

the

term.

Varies. The student is encouraged to send the letter 2-3 weeks before the course begins. It may be earlier or later as the student now has ownership.

3) What accommodation letter is communicating

Letter communicated that the student is registered with OARS and their eligible accommodations.

 Initiated conversation for students to

then 

then state their intent to use accommodations.

 

OARS recommended the student and faculty discuss how accommodations may apply in the specific course, as accommodation cannot modify essential requirements or fundamentally alter the nature of the course. Consultation with OARS may be necessary to clarify reasonable accommodations based on the course. 

The student

Student is communicating their intent to use accommodations by requesting their letter to be sent and selecting from eligible accommodations.

OARS recommends the student and faculty discuss how accommodations may apply in the specific course.

Accommodation cannot modify essential requirements or fundamentally alter the nature of the course. Consultation with OARS may be necessary to clarify reasonable accommodations based on the course.