Faculty & Staff Accessibility Services

Students with accommodations may choose to take their tests or other assessments through the Testing Center.

• Testing Accommodation Form
  A Testing Accommodation Form must be filled out for each student for each test and emailed or delivered to the Testing Coordinator.
   
• Testing Center Guidelines
  Learn about the process for working with students who need to schedule a test with the ARC Testing Center.

It is important to understand etiquette and best practices when working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and their interpreters. Learn more from these guides.

• Etiquette
• Zoom Best Practices

Some students have an accommodation for a class notetaker. Please review the documentation below to learn more.

• Faculty Notetaker Announcement
• Volunteer Notetaker Instructions

Universal Design is the proactive, rather than reactive, approach to disabilities and accessibility. By designing an environment, physical or intellectual, that is universally accessible to everyone, you limit the need for accommodations and allow everyone, regardless of a disability, to benefit. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is how Universal Design fits into the classroom and higher education. You can start by watching this short 3-minute video from AHEAD for an introduction to UDL: What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

• Faculty Focus – UDL: A Powerful Framework
  • A short article on the faculty perspective of UDL
• The UDL Guidelines
  • Learn about the three key features of UDL: Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression
• The 7 Principles of Universal Design
  • Learn more about the main principles that help define what Universal Design is.
• Universal Design on Campus
  • Learn more about how Universal Design fits into Higher Education.

Please contact accessibilityservices@gmercyu.edu with any accessibility questions or contact Erik Azzarano, Testing Coordinator, at testingaccommodations@gmercyu.edu with any questions about any other accessibility resources.