What is Accommodate?

Accommodate is a portal that manages the student registration process, accommodation letters, and accommodation implementation.

It is designd to streamline accommodation management for students, faculty, and Office for Disability annd Accessibility Services (ODAS) staff.

-Faculty-Access accommodation letters for students

-Students-Request accommodation letters, exam proctoring and textbooks in alternative formats.

-ODAS-Manage student data, send accommodation letters, and approve student requests for accommodations. 

Accommodate is a portal that manages the student registration process, accommodation letters and accommodation implementation. 

It is designed to streamline the accommodation management process for students, faculty and the Office for Disability and Accessibility Services. 

The faculty portal of Accommodation provides access to accommodation letters for students. 

Students use Accommodate to request accommodation letters, exam proctoring and textbooks in alternative formats. 

ODAS personnel use Accommodate to manage student data, send accommodation letters to faculty and approve student requests for accommodations.

Accessing Student Accommodation Letters

Step 1: 

Go to the Accommodate website at https://ctstate-accommodate.simplicity.com/" -

Click 'Faculty'  

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Accessing Student Accommodation Letters 

Step 2:
You will be prompted to sign in with your NetID and password.

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Accessing Student Accommodation Letters 

Step 3: 

You are now at your Faculty homepage.

-Click 'Accommodation Letters' on the left-hand toolbar. 

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Accessing Student Accommodation Letters 

Step 4:  

You will now be presented with a list of all of the student accommodation letters that have been sent to you. Select the letter that you wish to view. 

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Accessing Student Accommodation Letters 

Step 5:  

Once you have revieed the accommodation letter, scroll to the bottom of the page.

-Click 'Recipient Signature' and type your name.

-Click 'Save'

-You will receive a confirmation email stating that your signature was successfully submitted.

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Once you have reviewed the accommodation letter, scroll to the bottom of the page.

 Click recipient's signature and type your name. 

Then click “Save.”

 You will receive a confirmation email stating that your signature was successfully submitted. 

 Viewing Accommodations Using Class Rosters

The Courses tab on Accommodate allows faculty members to view enrolled students in their classes who have accommodations 

 Using the Accommodate Courses Tab

Step 1:

-Go to the Accommodate website: ctstate-accommodate.simplicity.com

-Click 'Faculty' 

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Using the Accommodate Courses Tab

Step 2: 

You will be prompted to sign in with your Net ID and password.   

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Using the Accommodate Courses Tab 

Step 3:

You are now at your Faculty homepage.

To view a list of students enrolled in your course with accommodations, click 'Courses' on the left-hand toolbar.  

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Using the Accommodate Courses Tab

Step 4:

   A list of classes you are currently teaching will appear. To view students who have accommodations by course name, click on the course title.

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A list of classes you are currently teaching will appear. 

To view students who have accommodations by course name, click on the course title 

Step 5:

-Click 'Enrolled Students'

-Click 'More Filters'

-Select 'Yes' under approved accommodations for this course to view only the students with approved accommodations. 

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Using the Accommodate Courses Tab 

Step 6:

If a student has requested to use their approved accommodations in your class, accommodations will appear under the student's name. 

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Considerations 

-Accommodation letters are not automatically generated each semester, and students are responsible for submitting their request through the Accommodate system. Students can request their accommdation letter at any point, though accommodations are not retroactive. 

 -If you require assistance using Accommodate, please contact the Campus Disability Services Lead for your individual campus.

 -Contact information can be found by visiting the Disability and Accessibility website at https://ctstate.edu/odas/campus-contacts

A few considerations to keep in mind: 

Accommodation letters are not automatically generated each semester, and students are responsible for submitting their request through Accommodate. 

Students can request their accommodation letter at any point, though accommodations are not retroactive. 

If you require assistance using Accommodate, please contact the Campus Disability Services Lead for your campus. The contact information can be found by visiting the Disability and Accessibility Support website linked here. 

We hope you found this presentation useful and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Thank you.