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The form students fill out to request accommodations in housing at UCO.
What is the Housing Accommodations Request Form?
EC - When can a student fill out this form?
The form students fill out to request accommodations in the classroom at UCO.
What is the Classroom Accommodations Request Form?
EC: When can a student fill this out?
A dog trained to do work or a task for a person with a disability, as defined by the American with Disabilities Act.
What is a Service Animal?
EC: Where can they go on campus?
Assistive Technology software available to students at UCO.
What is....
JAWS, NVDA, Dragon, Wynn, Zoom?
Anyone will be accepted.
EC: What is the name of the Braille Embosser?
Advance notice to schedule an exam with DSS Testing Services.
What is 2 full business days?
EC: Name the program DSS uses to schedule exams.
Names of the 5 housing options at UCO.
What is...
West Hall, Murdaugh Hall, The Quad, University Suites, University Commons?
EC: What are some office campus housing options that students think are UCO?
3 items needed to upload when a new student is requesting accommodations.
What is student ID, class schedule and documentation?
EC: What about a returning student?
An animal that provides emotional support to an individual with a significant mental health disability that alleviates one or more identified symptoms of the individual's disability.
What is an Emotional Support Animal?
EC: Where on campus can ESA's go?
Assistive technology equipment DSS loans to students.
What is...
FM system, handheld CCTV, microphone, laptop, color overlays, wheelchairs.
Any of these will be accepted.
EC: How much do we charge students to borrow these things?
An accommodation letter for placement exams.
What is a Special Letter of Accommodation?
EC: What other exams can we do a Special Letter of Accommodations?
2 items needed to upload when request housing accommodations.
What is student ID and documentation?
EC: What accommodations can student ask for in housing?
Acceptable documentation
What is depends on the situation? or What is letter, signed, dated and on letterhead from a licensed professional stating what the disability is and how it effects the student?
EC: What if a student doesn't have documentation?
Name of the national registry for ESAs.
What is NONE? Trick questions!!!
EC: Who can train a ESA?
AT software is currently on these machines.
What is ADA computers?
EC: Where can we install AT software?
You should say this when you answer the phone.
What is "Thank you for calling Disability Support Services. This is (name). How may I help you?"?
EC: Which phone calls do you write in the phone book?
Places on campus to eat.
What is...Food court, 1890 Cafe, Starbucks, Market, Pegasus Cafe, Library Market, Ayers Kitchen, Sidelines Sports Grill.
EC - What housing option(s) doesn't require a meal plan?
Accommodations we will definitely give to a student.
What is..."Depends on the interactive process! Very individualized."?
EC: List a few accommodations we could give to students.
Name of the national registry for service animals.
What is another trick question?
EC: Who can train a service animal?
Write exactly what they say, no prompting, erase and re-write as many times as the student feels is necessary.
What is how to be a scribe?
EC: How do you behave as a reader?
Name of another testing center on campus.
What is ... Business testing center, UCO Testing Center, and CeCE testing center.
Must name one
EC: What exam will DSS proctor?
How long a Housing Accommodations letter is valid.
What is the duration of the student's continuous enrollment at UCO, unless otherwise determined?
EC: What is the exception?
How long a Classroom Accommodation letter is valid.
What is one semester?
EC: Can an ESA go to class with a student?
2 inquires you are allowed to ask someone with a service animal.
1. Is this dog a service animal required because of your disability?
2. What work or task has the dog be trained to perform?
EC: What other proof can you ask for?
ASL is the abbreviation.
What is American Sign Language?
EC: What does CART stand for?
This law covers Americans with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
EC: What other laws cover what DSS does?