Accommodation Process for Professional Students in Law, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine

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New professional students in law, medicine, and veterinary medicine need to initiate accommodation requests by meeting with the appropriate department representatives. Through thorough discussions, they can request accommodations each semester, review implementation processes for classroom and exam accommodations, and discuss exam and notetaking assistance. The process is unique for each program and requires proactive communication to ensure successful accommodations for students with disabilities.

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Disability Center New Student Orientation for Professional Students (Law, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine)

Initiating your Initiating your accommodations accommodations

First Step: Meet with the Appropriate First Step: Meet with the Appropriate Department Representative(s) Department Representative(s) Professional Program Department Representative(s) School of Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Ben Trachtenberg or Registrar Denise Boessen School of Medicine Associate Dean for Student Programs Laine Young-Walker College of Veterinary Medicine Associate Dean of Student Affairs Angela Tennison or ADA Coordinator Stephanie McClaren

During your meeting Request your accommodations each semester Accommodation Notification Letter(s) will be sent to the representative for each program by the Disability Center This informs them that you are eligible for accommodations Discuss details and make plans for each accommodation you wish to use in your class(es) A thorough conversation is important! Review the process to implement classroom and exam accommodations in their program Each program is unique and handles administration of accommodations differently

Discussing Exam Accommodations While meeting with your department representative Inform them if you would like to use this accommodation Review any policies or procedures the program may have for using their testing facilities Discuss potential time conflicts due to accommodations All exams are to be taken at the same date and time as your class, except for a time conflict resulting from an exam accommodation (e.g. extended time, restricted exam times)

Discussing Notetaking Assistance accommodations While meeting with your department representative If you have more than one method option for Notetaking Assistance, let your department representative instructor know your preferred method (i.e. peer notetaker or copies of slides/PowerPoints). You and the department representative will decide together which notetaking method(s) will work best for your classes If your department utilizes the Disability Center to assist with the peer notetaker accommodation, here s a few details on that process

Using your Peer Notetaker accommodation You confirm the need for a Notetaker within the Notetaking Assistance portal in myAccess. Disability Center will work with the department representative/instructor to recruit a Notetaker You will receive email notifications once a Notetaker has been found and once they begin to upload notes into myAccess. You can then login and download those notes. You can refer back to the guide for confirming a peer notetaker here; https://disabilitycenter.missouri.edu/guides/ *Depending on your program, the individual coordinating the accommodation may be either the department representative or your instructor. Before reaching out to your instructor, please verify the process with your department representative. Note: If a department representative/instructor needs more information about this accommodation, they can find a guide on the Disability Center s website within the Instructor Page.

A few last notes on peer notetaking Notetaking is intended as assistance with notes on days you are present in class It is NOT a substitute for attending class You will gain much more information from lectures than from notes If you re able, take your own notes also and use the classmate s notes as a supplement

How do I get accommodations for next semester/block/IP? For students in the School of Law: If you are requesting thesame accommodations for next semester, you will simply renew using myAccess. You will not need to meet with your Access Advisor to renew, unless you are requesting a change to your accommodation plan. Please wait to request your accommodations until you have received email confirmation from your Access Advisor that the system is ready for School of Law students to submit their requests. Submitting your requests before the system is ready may inadvertently disclose your accommodation eligibility to your instructor(s)! Using myAccess you will be able to request accommodations on your own with no waiting and do much more!

How do I get accommodations for next semester/block/IP? For students in the School of Veterinary Medicine: If you are requesting thesame accommodations for next IP/block, you will simply renew using myAccess. You will not need to meet with your Access Advisor to renew, unless you are requesting a change to your accommodation plan. Keep in mind, accommodations for labs and clinical rotations may be different than in didactic settings. Being proactive and reviewing your needs before you start your clinical rotations is encouraged! Using myAccess you will be able to request accommodations with no waiting and do much more!

How do I get accommodations for next semester/block/IP? For students in the School of Medicine: If you are requesting accommodations that require the use of myAccess (i.e. alternative format, peer notetaking) you will need to request your accommodations each block and follow the procedures as listed. Your access advisor will generate your accommodation letter and send it to Dr. Young- Walker. You are encouraged to meet with your Access Advisor/Coordinator before the start of M2 to discuss the process for requesting accommodations on Step 1. You must meet with your Access Advisor/Coordinator the spring semester before M3 to review accommodations before starting clerkships.