If a student has a chronic documented disability with unpredictable or cyclical acute episodes, adjustments to deadlines may be appropriate as an accommodation and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The purpose of this accommodation is to mitigate, to the greatest extent possible, the impacts of the student’s disability.

The accommodation is meant to adjust when or if there is an unexpected, uncontrolled and/or exacerbation of disability-related symptom(s) that prohibit a student’s ability to submit an assignment by an established due date. For the purposes of this accommodation, adjusted deadlines refer to in-class assignments, papers/essays, lab reports, and other take-home course assignments.

This accommodation is determined by an individual assessment of, but not limited to:

1. The student’s functional limitations listed in the medical documentation,
2. The student’s narrative in relation to their functional limitation, and
3. The course essential requirements. 

It is the student’s responsibility to initiate a conversation with their SAS Specialist prior to a deadline, or as soon as possible thereafter, when requesting an adjusted deadline. It is understood that such requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis and students may be required to submit additional documentation that supports the request. 

SAS Students will: 

• Make their letter of accommodation viewable to their faculty members through the SAS online portal. 
• Contact their SAS Specialist when the need for a disability-related adjusted deadline occurs. 
• Let their professor know that they are requesting a disability-related extension, which will be confirmed by their SAS Specialist. 

SAS Specialist will: 

• Conduct "an individualized inquiry" with respect to the request for an adjusted deadline. The student may be required to provide documentation that independently supports their requested extended time on an assignment as an academic adjustment. 
• Communicate directly with the faculty member(s) regarding the approved timeframe for the adjusted assignment deadline. 

Faculty (instructor) will:

• Notify SAS of receipt of the suggested timeframe for the adjusted deadline. 
• If there are concerns regarding the timeline (e.g., assignment is chunked into parts, scaffolding of assignments, pacing of assignments, group projects, grades submissions due dates for the course, etc), faculty is to communicate with SAS in a timely manner and identify, in good faith, a reasonable timeframe for the adjusted assignment. 
• Faculty will notify the SAS Specialist if the adjusted deadline is believed to fundamentally alter the nature of the course. 
• Contact SAS if a request for an adjusted deadline is made directly from the student. This ensures SAS is able to engage the student in the interactive process and consider the student’s limitations when determining an adjusted assignment deadline. 

Adjusted Assignments are not:

• Unlimited Acceptance of Late Work: Extensions are specific and limited. Regular difficulty meeting deadlines may warrant other accommodations.
• Retroactive Requests: Presenting accommodations mid-semester does not reverse missed deadlines.
• Personal Organization Issues: Basic requirements must be met, regardless of personal circumstances.