Statement Regarding
"Reasonable Accommodations"
All New England College students are expected to produce standard, quality academic work when provided with accommodations. This means that students will be able to:
1. Organize and manipulate information, i.e. think critically,
compare, infer, integrate, abstract, analyze, differentiate, and
evaluate
2. Reproduce learned information both by rote and apply it to new
cases
3. Sustain interaction with other members of the academic
community to reach common objectives (such as participate in
class discussions, collaborate on group projects, and
contribute to teacher/student conferences).
The College believes a reasonable accommodation is one that assists the student in compensating for his/her disability. With an accommodation a student is expected to be able to organize and manipulate information, reproduce and apply what has been learned, and meet course objectives. Following are examples of reasonable accommodations:
• extended time on tests
• tutor support and review
• recorded lectures
• lecture notes
• books-on-tape
• test scribes and test readers when appropriate
• distraction-free test location
• computer use for tests
• physical access to a classroom
Unreasonable accommodations are ones that waive the expectation that the student will meet the academic demands of the College after accommodations have been provided. Asking the College to make unnecessary accommodations would also be unreasonable (i.e. asking for a reader for a textbook rather than using books-on-CD). Following are examples of unreasonable accommodations:
• repeat of a test after it has been failed when accommodations
were provided
• change in course expectations, and/or reduction of content
• individualized instruction
• remedial coursework
• change in course grade after the fact, particularly when the
student has not made his/her need for accommodation known
• modified test content (i.e. only concrete questions, or a request
for no test)
• waiving of academic or judicial sanctions
• waiving of a College or major requirement without appropriate
documentation and justification
• using an interpreter for an on-line course that does not have an
audio component
• Disability Services Mission Statement
• College Policy on Academic Accommodations
• FAQ About Disability Services at NEC
• Steps in Accommodations Process
• Student Responsibilities Under ADA/504
