Students
What can I expect at my intake appointment?
When you make an intake appointment for accommodations with our office, there are a few things you can expect to happen.
- The director will review your documentation. Documentation guidelines can be found here.
- Together, you'll discuss what accommodations will be most helpful and appropriate for you and your courses this semester.
- You'll be asked to read and sign our Student Responsibility Agreement. This agreement outlines the policies of our office. If you're going to be using our testing room, we have a longer agreement that includes our testing policies.
- You have the opportunity to ask questions at this point. Don't hesitate to ask about anything you're unsure about or need more clarification on. This is the perfect time!
- If time management is something you struggle with especially, you can ask to meet with the graduate assistant who helps students with these concerns.
- If you already have your syllabi and know what courses you have exams in and when, this is a great time to sign up for your exams over the semester.
Text to Speech
There are many free options to have your digital course materials read aloud
Read Microsoft documents aloud.
- Read PDFs aloud.
- Read PDFs and other documents right in your web browser. There are also apps for reading documents on your phone.
Voice Dictation
Voice dictation can be a helpful tool when trying to work on ideas for a paper. It can be enabled in Word, Google Docs, and other programs for free.
- Use the Dictate button in the home ribbon.
- Open a new document, select "voice typing" from the tools menu.
- Select "systems preference", then "dictation and speech" and enable the microphone.
LivePen Smart Pen
It is the philosophy of the Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) that our students act as independently as possible and develop knowledge and skills that will assist them after graduation. We will have a limited number of LIvePens for loan to our students.
What is a LivePen? Please for your answer!
What It Does:
Live-Streaming Notes
Messy Writer? It’ll still turn your handwriting into clean, editable text.
Record While You Write. Later, tap any word you wrote to replay what was being said at that exact moment.
Easy Search & Organization
Automatic Backups
Access from Anywhere
Share & Export - Share your notes, text, images, and audio with classmates, or send to apps like Google Docs or OneNote.
Long batter life.
Holds 20+ page of notes.