Systemwide UC Learning Center Course

Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Faculty, academic appointees and student-facing staff are committed to supporting students with disabilities by providing the reasonable accommodations they need to participate in UC academic programs and co-curricular activities.

Because accommodation processes can be complex, time-sensitive, and highly individualized, the Systemwide Office of Civil Rights (SOCR) collaborated with Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services (ECAS) and Risk & Safety Training to develop a voluntary, quick and comprehensive online training course as a resource for faculty and staff.

The course includes guidance for:

  • Recognizing requests from students with disabilities for academic and related accommodations
  • Following procedures for appropriate referral to the campus location’s disability services office (DSO)
  • Meeting accommodation implementation requirements
  • Navigating concerns about accommodations and more

The course aims to strengthen collaboration between academic departments and disabilities services offices while clarifying accommodations processes.

See the course index and frequently asked questions for more information.

How to access the course

  1. Go to your campus UCLC portal
  2. Search the full course title: “Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Course index

Introduction

Objectives:

  1. Handling student accommodation requests
  2. Ensuring compliance with approved accommodations
  3. Navigating accommodation disputes and required review processes

Recognizing an Accommodation Request and Confidentiality

Objectives:

  1. Understand laws & UC Policies for recognizing and implementing approved reasonable accommodations
  2. Define reasonable accommodations
  3. Recognize faculty, academic appointees and related staff responsibilities for meeting accommodation requirements

The Interactive Process

Objectives:

  1. Understand the interactive process
  2. Interpret the requirements of Letters of Accommodation (LOA)
  3. Understand various types of accommodations

Implementation

Objectives:

  1. Address commonly misunderstood accommodations
  2. Obtain assistance for implementation as needed
  3. Locate additional resources

Test

Acknowledgement