Health
Students may have health conditions that affect their attendance and/or their ability to complete certain tasks and assignments. You can help by working with students to accommodate their needs.
Related Accommodations
- Exam accommodations
- Reduced courseload
- Flexible attendance
Suggested Instructional Strategies
- Show support for diversity. Invite students to meet with you to discuss disability-related accommodations and other special learning needs.
- Encourage multiple ways for students to communicate with each other and with you, including in-class discussion, group work and Web-based communication.
- Provide multiple methods for students to demonstrate knowledge, such as demonstrations, presentations and portfolios.
- Use classrooms, labs and fieldwork sites that are accessible to students with a wide range of physical abilities.
- Arrange for adequate time for completion of class assignments.
- Allow adequate time for testing.
- Allow for adequate break time during long classes so students can attend to physical needs such as medication and restroom use.
- Make sure everyone can use equipment and materials, and provide alternative options when necessary.
- Develop safety procedures for all students, and consider the impact of disabilities on emergency procedures.