{"id":33,"date":"2025-07-02T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/dac\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T20:22:33","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/dac\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"DAC Resources for Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disability and Access staff wish to work in collaboration with faculty and staff in the implementation of disability accommodations. If a student discloses a disability and you haven\u2019t received an official Accommodation Letter from Disability and Access, please refer the student to our office.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAC Letter to Faculty for AY 2025-26<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t
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MyDAC Faculty Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Instructors may access myDAC (Accommodations Management System) through a faculty portal to access accommodation information specific to the students in your sections:<\/p>\n

MYDAC FACULTY PORTAL<\/a><\/p>\n

Here you can fill out your section\u2019s Alternative Testing Contract, review the students\u2019 accommodation letters, and upload your course syllabus. Please watch the tutorial below for detailed instructions.<\/p>\n

TUTORIALS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

MYDAC FACULTY PORTAL AND ALTERNATIVE TESTING CONTRACTS<\/a><\/p>\n

MYDAC Faculty PORTAL – Approving Exam REquests<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like a quick demo over the phone, please call Wyatt Lawrence at 507-786-3364.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Accommodation Letters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When a student with disabilities is approved for academic accommodations, you will receive an Accommodation Letter from the student\u2019s Access Specialist in DAC. This letter is valid for the current semester only. All accommodation letters can be viewed in one place for your courses in the Faculty Portal of myDAC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Students are asked to check in with you to learn if there are any logistics they\u2019ll need to know when using the accommodations. You are also welcome to invite your students in to discuss the accommodations.<\/p>\n

Accommodations should never pose a fundamental alteration to your course. If you foresee any issues with meeting accommodations as stated in a student\u2019s letter, please reach out to the Accessibility Specialist on the letter. Alternate ways to accommodate the student\u2019s disability can be discussed and determined at that time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t

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Syllabus Statements<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Please consider using these suggested statements from the Student Life Committee\u2019s page in your syllabus to encourage students with disabilities to notify you of their academic accommodations in a timely manner.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSuggested Syllabus Statements\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t
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“Intermittent Adjustment to Attendance and Due Date Parameters”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

UPDATED FALL 2024!<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If you have a student with an attendance-related accommodation, a “default plan” will be listed in the student’s accommodation letter. If the “default plan” poses a fundamental alteration to your course, you may use the linked Google Form in the student’s Accommodation Letter, to specify adjustment parameters that make sense for your individual course. DAC will then communicate those parameters to your student, CC’ing you as an amendment to the accommodation letter.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t

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Sometimes you might receive an accommodation letter with an accommodation that, if implemented, would fundamentally alter the nature of your course. If you have concerns about an accommodation as stated in your official letter you received, please reach out to the Access Specialist named in the letter to determine alternate ways the student can be accommodated that do not fundamentally alter your course.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t
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Universal Design for Learning<\/h3>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t

The following Fast Facts for Faculty are documents created by the Ohio State University Partnership Grant. They are briefs designed to help college and university instructors improve the climate and quality of education for students of all backgrounds and abilities.<\/p>\n