The Office for Students with Disabilities also administers and manages the services provided in the Adaptive Resource Center (ARC). The ARC is located in room 101 at the far west end of University Hall and provides and implements many of the accommodations authorized by the Office for Students with Disabilities. The ARC consists of 12 individual rooms and three portals and also serves as a high tech assistive technology lab. The lab allows students with disabilities to access computer systems, information resources and on-line services and provides students with tools for both alternate access to print material and for writing.

Types of accommodations and test taking assistance include but are not limited to:

• Readers/Scribes
• Extended time with proctor
• Use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) with proctor
• Use of computer with proctor
• Enlargement of test
• Tape recorded tests
• Alternate format
• Reduced distraction testing environment
• Use of word processor with proctor
• Adaptive hardware and software programs such as CCTVs, Magic, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Inspiration, Job Access With Speech (JAWS), Kurzweill 3000, etc.

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In order to be eligible for adaptive testing accommodations as a student with a disability, a student must provide comprehensive documentation. The assessment must be of sufficient breadth and depth to cover the disability in question and relevant to those accommodations requested by the student. (Criteria are available from the Office for Students with Disabilities). Information needs to be provided about individual strengths and weaknesses to allow for more effective decisions regarding the most appropriate accommodations.

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These policies and procedures are for all students who are registered with the Office for Students with Disabilities and receive the accommodation of taking exams in the Adaptive Resource Center.

POLICIES

• Exams must be scheduled in the Adaptive Resource Center at least 5 days prior to the test date. (Any exam not scheduled in advance may result in the need to reschedule with your instructor.) Note: Final exams should be scheduled 2 weeks in advance.
• Exams should be scheduled at the same time the class is scheduled to take the exam. Any variation in time will require professor's approval.
• If the student fails to give the instructor a copy of the "Testing Request Form", the instructor is not required to deliver the exam to the ARC.
• The student should explain the procedures to the professor and inform the professor that they can e-mail, fax, or bring the exam with the "Testing Request Form" with any special instructions to the ARC prior to the time the student is scheduled to take the exam.
• It is the student's responsibility to remind the instructor that he or she is taking the exam in the ARC and that the instructor needs to bring the exam to the Adaptive Resource Center in University Hall, room 101.
• On the day of your exam the student should come to the ARC prepared and ready to begin the exam at the scheduled time. Note: If you show up late, your time will not be adjusted.
• If the student does not show for the exam then the exam will be returned to the instructor the following day.
• It is the student's responsibility to provide a scantron or bluebook when necessary.
• The student may not adjust the time or date of the exam without prior approval from the instructor. The instructor must give either verbal or written confirmation of a change in date or time to an ARC staff member.
• If a student misses two scheduled testing reservations without notifying the ARC, he or she must meet with the Adaptive Resource Center Coordinator before they will be allowed to schedule any further exams.

PROCEDURES

1. Come to the Adaptive Resource Center five days prior to scheduled date of your exam and complete a "Testing Request Form".
2. Take the completed "Testing Request Form" to your Professor before the date of your exam and have them return it with the exam to the Adaptive Resource Center.
3. Have your professor complete the bottom portion of the "Testing Request Form" and the professor should return the form with the exam to the ARC.
4. Come to the ARC at the scheduled date and time prepared to take your exam.

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If a student misses two scheduled testing reservations without notifying the ARC, he or she must meet with the Adaptive Resource Center Coordinator before they will be allowed to schedule any further exams.

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Students have the right to choose not to provide documentation of a disability. However, UT Arlington is under no obligation to provide accommodations if students do not identify themselves. If a student discloses a disabling condition to a faculty or staff member, faculty and staff have been asked to refer the student to The Office for Students with Disabilities for verification of disability and determination of appropriate accommodations.

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The computers, CCTVs, JAWS, and other equipment mentioned as testing accommodations above, are part of our inventory of adaptive technology which is available during the ARC's regular hours to eligible students. ARC also have other adaptive programs like Magic - a screen magnifier, three CCTVs which are specially designed to enlarge printed material, and many other programs. In addition, we have FM loop systems which work with hearing aids to amplify a speakers voice.

Any adaptive equipment request must be approved by student's counselor. Please contact the ARC for availability of adaptive equipment. Remember to make the request early. Before you borrow any of the ARC's assistive devices you will need to complete the Equipment Checkout Form and submit it to the ARC staff.

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