Especially For Faculty and Staff
NEW – Pilot Testing Partnership
Testing/Exams: Important CHANGE (pilot program)
OARS continually works to improve support services for students with disabilities. We are excited to announce one such improvement to expand support of testing accommodations in an inclusive environment: A partnership with the University Proctoring Lab (UPL), located in Forney 114.
The UPL offers a secure, quiet (distraction-reduced), and clean testing environment, and allows students, with or without disabilities, to schedule testing appointments with their instructors’ approval. The UPL is typically open between 9 AM and 9 PM. The UPL can support the following accommodations:
- A reduced distraction environment
- Noise-canceling/muffling headphones/earplugs
- Extended time
- Access to Read-Write, word processing, and ZoomText software
- Adjustable height desks
Due to limited testing space within OARS, many testing appointments may be moved to the UPL. If your test location is moved, you and your instructor will be notified of this change via email, as soon as possible.
Tests scheduled to end after 5 PM may be moved to the UPL.
If you have a test scheduled after 5 PM you and your instructor will receive a notification of any change by email at least 24 hours in advance of your testing appointment.
Visit https://testing.uncg.edu/upl/ to prepare for your test and to become familiar with the space.
As we pilot this integrated and inclusive opportunity with the UPL, please read the following FAQs:
What if I have already scheduled testing in OARS’ space but want to change location to the UPL?
- Email us at oars@uncg.edu to let us know you would like to test in the UPL
- OARS will notify you and your instructor of this change via email, as quickly as possible.
What if my test needs to start before 9 AM?
- If your test needs to start before 9 AM, you may need to schedule within OARS’ space.
- Or, your instructor may be able to provide that accommodation in their area.
- To schedule in OARS’ space, please go to: https://studentaffairs.uncg.edu/request/index.php.
What if I need a private testing space (not just a reduced distraction space)?
- If your testing accommodations include a need for a private testing space (not just reduced distraction), you may need to schedule within OARS’ space.
- Or, your instructor may be able to provide that accommodation in their area.
- To schedule a private space (in OARS’ space), please go to: https://studentaffairs.uncg.edu/request/index.php.
What if I haven’t yet scheduled my test/exam?
- If you have not yet scheduled testing and want to test in the UPL, your instructor must complete the Proctor Instruction form on the UPL website, https://testing.uncg.edu/upl/.
- After your instructor completes that form, you would schedule a proctoring appointment at go.uncg.edu/trac.
Additional information about the UPL may be found at their website, https://testing.uncg.edu/upl/. Information about OARS is located at https://oars.uncg.edu/.
As always, communicate with your instructors to determine if they can provide your accommodations in their areas before scheduling in the UPL or at OARS. Please make arrangements for your accommodated final exams ASAP!
For questions specifically about the UPL, email proctoring@uncg.edu. If you have additional questions or concerns, please reach out to OARS at oars@uncg.edu, or via phone at 336/334-5440.
The Office of Disability Services seeks to assist UNCG Faculty and Staff in their interaction with Students with Disabilities.
What Are Technical Standards & Why Do We Need Them? (MS Powerpoint)
Syllabi Statement
The following is an example statement faculty should include on syllabi:
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Literature
- Guide Dog Etiquette
- Advising Tips: When You Interact With A Student Who Has A Disability…
- Five Questions Faculty Ask
- Making Accommodations by Paul D. Grossman… (A MUST Read by Faculty!)
Videos Resources
Asperger Syndrome: A Professor’s Guide
The goal of this video series, developed by a collaborative effort between the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), Global & Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP), and Pace University in New York City is educate “professors and teaching assistants about what it means to be a college student on the autism spectrum and how they can help promote success.”
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Handbooks
Link Library: General Websites on Working with Students with Disabilities
- CAST
Accessibility makes resources and products that are well designed and implemented usable for individuals with disabilities. - Curriculum Transformation and Disability, University of Minnesota
- Web Accessibility for All, University of Wisconsin
- Distance Learning Websites
