EXAMINATION Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations in exams are put in place to ensure students with disabilities are treated fairly and equitably in the examination process, that they compete on an equal footing with their peers and that they can demonstrate their true knowledge and competency.

Your individual exam accommodations will be agreed during your initial registration with the DSS and will be documented in your Learning Educational Needs Statement (LENS). Your LENS is a summary of the difficulties arising from your disability, illness or specific learning difficulty; the teaching and learning supports you may require; and your exam accommodations.

Examples of Exam Accommodations include:

• Extra Time/Rest Breaks (10 mins per hour)
• SLD Sticker and Marking Guidelines
• Electronic Reader
• Adapted Furniture
• Alternative Format

How do i avail of examination accommodations?

1. Register with the Disability Support Service as soon as possible after starting college.
2. Agree your exam accommodations as part of your needs assessment.
3. In advance of each exam session, complete and return the Exam Accommodations Application Form (see below) to Martha Higgins, Room 216 Aras Ui Chathail as soon as your personal timetable is issued to you by the Examinations Office.
   
   

   Download the Exam Accommodations Application Form here.

   View your personal exam timetabe here.

Checking your Personal Exam Timetable

1. Always check the amendments for changes to the exam date, time or venue.
2. If you do not have a personal timetable, you need to contact the Student Information Desk ( SID) immediately and check if you are fully registered.
3. If an exam is missing from your timetable, contact your lecturer: it may be a departmental exam.

Departmental or In-house Exams

The Disability Support Service and the Examinations Office arrange exam accommodations for official, end-of-term exams only i.e. those appearing on the personal timetable you are issued by the Examinations Office. 

If you require exam accommodations in a departmental or in-house exam, you should contact your lecturer well in advance of the examination date. If you contact him/her by email, it may help to attach a copy of your LENS.

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