How are students with disabilities accommodated?
Students with special learning/physical/psychological needs may require support services to ensure equal access to Allegheny’s educational programs. The Associate Director of the Learning Commons serves as a central resource for these students. Complete documentation of the special need must be received before consideration of appropriate assistance in each course can be determined. Depending on the documentation, consultation with the student and the expectation of each instructor of each class the student is enrolled in, such accommodations requested from faculty might include extended time for tests, use of a notetaker, and others that are appropriate to the documentation and the student’s experience. Regular consultation with the Associate Director by the student is encouraged. The Associate Director will correspond during the summer prior to your student’s matriculation and ask that the student come see him soon after arriving on campus. They will work together to secure the neces
