Registration to Disability Support Services
Students requesting accommodations have to schedule an appointment with Disability Support Specialist (DSS)and provide disability documentation which should include the date of the most recent evaluation; the diagnosisand the date of diagnosis; the current impact of the condition (including the educational limitations); treatments,medications, devices or services currently prescribed; the expected duration, stability or progression of thecondition; a list of the accomodations arranged for the student at his/her home university.
Based on the documentation, DSS and the student will discuss and determine what the appropriateaccommodations are.

Some of the services provided for students with disabilities are:

1. Course registration
Students with a disability (excluding freshman and School of Languages students whose course registrations aredone directly by Student Resources) that puts them in an inferior position when doing the course registrationsonline, are entitled to priority registration.
Students who are eligible for priority registration have to send their course registration requests until thedeadline announced by DSS. Requests after the deadline will not be considered. Students having registrationholds due to financial obligations or unreturned book(s) to Information Center, etc. have to remove the hold forregistration to be completed.

2. Informing the course instructors
Based on student’s request, the support specialist can inform the course instructors regarding the student’scondition and the necessary arrangements required for classes and exams.

3. Alternate format materials
Course materials can be provided in alternative formats (large print, scanned texts, audiotapes, etc) for students’accessibility.
Students requesting course materials in alternative format are advised to see the instructors of the courses theyare planning to take, preferably at least 2-3 weeks before the course registration period, and see if there is anymaterial that should be converted in another format. Depending on the material and the format requested, DSSwill determine the time of delivery.

4. Exam Arrangements
The course instructor are responsible for providing the arrangements.The student should meet with eachinstructor to reach agreement on appropriate exam accommodations for that course. The instructor may contactDSS for consultation. Some of the special arrangements in exams could be:
* Offering the exam in alternative format (like giving oral exams, essay, etc.)
* Enlarged print
* Assigning a scribe or reader
* Extended exam time
* Private Space

5. Assistive Technology
Students requesting assistive technologies can borrow them from DSS. Students are not charged for this service.
In line with the current needs of our students, we can provide the following assistive technologies:
* Zoom Text _screen magnification software
* CCTV Traveller _ a portable device that can be used for both reading and writing.
* Mimio_ an interactive teaching tool that helps partially-sighted students to follow the whiteboard in class. Forclasses held in auditoriums, students can use the ‘Starboard’, ‘Netmeeting’ programs to access the writtenmaterial on the electronic whiteboard.
* Voice recorder
* Screen Reader Program_GVZ

6. Assigning peer assistants
Depending on the student’s needs, some students are provided with peer asisstants who help them with courseassignments and readings.

Physical Conditions of the Campus
* Students using wheel-chairs can move independently throughout the campus.
* All faculty buildings and classes are accessible. There are elevators suitable for wheel-chair access in eachbuilding.
* There are accessible toilets on each floor of the buildings.
* Special parking areas are reserved for people with disabilities.
* There are special rooms at the dormitories designed for students using wheelchairs.
Students requesting physical accommodations have to apply to DSS. DSS will facilitate the coordination forphysical arrangements.

Contact Person
Miray Keskin

Students with Special Needs Support Officer
miray.keskin@sabanciuniv.edu or specialneeds@sabanciuniv.edu