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The following resources further explain requirements, procedures, tools, and assistance available at Penn State.
Academic accommodations ensure access to course content and programming. Accommodations mitigate disability-related functional limitations that may affect a student’s ability to take part in a course. Accommodations can help a student show mastery of content during routine course work and examinations. While accommodations do not ensure success, they afford students the opportunity to do the work to achieve success.
The Penn State Office of Student Disability Resources (SDR) is the office that provides reasonable accommodations and services to students with disabilities enrolled at the University Park campus.
For in-person, residential instruction (RI) courses at University Park, students seeking classroom accommodations are required to obtain from the Student Disability Resources (SDR) Office an Academic Adjustment letter, containing suggested classroom accommodations based on documented disabilities.
For online, World Campus (WC) courses, you will receive an email regarding any students in your class who need accommodations. The email will specify the needs of the student.
Accessibility needs are broad and diverse. Some of the most common considerations follow.
The following resources further explain requirements, procedures, tools, and assistance available at Penn State.