How to Request Academic Accommodations
Fall 2008 - Welcome Freshman, Transfer, and New Graduate and Professional Students
Congratulations on your acceptance to UW-Madison!
We look forward to working with you to ensure your transition to campus goes well and that services are in place
when you arrive on campus in the fall. Your first task is to provide the information we need to determine which
services you will be eligible to receive. Complete Steps 1-4 below to do this. Once eligibility for services is determined,
services generally take 4 to 6 weeks to set up.
We hope that most of your questions will be answered by reading through our website. Please pay special attention to
the
Prospective Student Information Page. It contains
valuable information about other services on campus and in the community that you may need to arrange in advance.
If you have additional questions, please discuss them with the accommodation specialist during your intake appointment.
Document Conversion (audio/electronic print materials), Sign-Language Interpreting, and Speech-to-Text Service (captioning) Users:
Documentation of disability needs to be submitted as soon as possible. These services require a great deal of advanced planning and coordination
to be put into place by the beginning of the fall semester. If eligible, our office can assist you in registering
for an early SOAR session (prior to June 30th) so your schedule can be finalized as quickly as possible and coordination of services begun.
Please email your accommodations specialist for more information.
"To Do List" Calendar
NO LATER THAN MAY
Contact McBurney.
Call our office to provide McBurney with your student ID number and other contact information.
Complete Accommodation Request Form and return to McBurney.
Provide disability documentation:
- Schedule your Intake Appointment:
Contact our front desk to schedule an intake appointment (in person or over the phone) with the appropriate
Accommodations Specialist. Make sure your Accommodation Request Form and disability documentation arrive at
least a week prior to this appointment. You can reach the front desk at
(608)263-2741 - voice, (608)263-6393 - tty, or mcburney@odos.wisc.edu - email.
If you choose to schedule your intake appointment to coincide with your SOAR visit, plan to spend additional time
on campus, as you will generally not have time
to do both SOAR and the McBurney intake on the same day. Make sure to schedule the intake appointment before booking
flights for SOAR since intake appointment times are subject to accommodation specialist availability.
- Register for SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration):
You can request accommodations during
the online registration process: See http://www.newstudent.wisc.edu/soar/.
For more information, please
see the SOAR accommodation pages
for freshmen,
transfers, and
international students.
JUNE/JULY
- View Your VISA:
After you complete your Intake Appointment
and are eligible for services you may view your VISA (Verified Individualized Services and Accommodations). This is your
recommended accommodations plan.
- Request McBurney Services:
After you attend SOAR, make your accommodation request(s)
for Document Conversion, Notetaking, Interpreting, and Captioning services.
For more detailed information about your recommended McBurney services, go to the McBurney Services section of the web site.
- Make arrangements for any non-McBurney services
(e.g., Madison Metro Paratransit Service,
accessible parking, housing accommodations, personal care attendants, etc.) you may require. Our Prospective Student Information page
contains valuable information about how to arrange these services.
AUGUST
- Wisconsin Welcome
Please plan your Wisconsin Welcome schedule to include the appropriate McBurney trainings and your interests. We recommend
that you not sign up for multiple activities taking place at the same time. Make a note (in your calendar or planner)
of the McBurney training sessions you have registered to attend.
- McBurney Training Schedule:
Required McBurney training sessions will take place during the week of August 25-29, 2008. There are
at least three different times offered for each training session. You will receive authorization to use
your accommodations and an official copy of your VISA after you have completed all training sessions you need to
attend.
Register for training by calling the McBurney main desk at (608) 263-2747 or (608)263-6393 (tty).
Location for all sessions will be the Middleton Building, 1305 Linden Drive (McBurney's location).
Test accommodation and notetaking sessions will be in Room 302; document conversion will be in Room 108.
TEST ACCOMMODATIONS TRAINING
This training will help you work with faculty to get test accommodations within the department.
You will learn how to talk to faculty about your accommodations. You will also learn more about your VISA
and disclosure.
Times:
- Tuesday, August 26, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- Thursday, August 28, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Friday, August 29, 10:00 - 11:00 am
DOCUMENT CONVERSION TRAINING
During the general training, you will learn the document conversion policies and procedures,
as well as the different alternative formats (i.e., digital audio, electronic). Training on Kurzweil 3000
software will also be provided for students who don't use JAWS or similar screen reading
software. You will also receive any reading materials you've requested for your Fall 2008 classes that have
already been received from publishers, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, and Badger Accessibility Services,
as well as materials converted by McBurney staff.
Times:
- Tuesday, August 26, 2:15 - 4:15 pm
- Thursday, August 28, 3:15 - 5:15 pm
- Friday, August 29, 3:15 - 5:15 pm
NOTETAKING TRAINING
In Notetaking training, you will learn how to request the service each semester, how to recruit and select
your notetakers, and how to follow notetaking policies and procedures.
Times:
- Tuesday, August 26, 11:00 - noon
- Thursday, August 28, 11:00 - noon
- Friday, August 29, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
SEPTEMBER
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Provide feedback on your service training sessions by taking the
McBurney Center Training Session Evaluation Form Survey
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