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Request Accommodations for Winter Semester

New students to Northern Michigan University need to meet with the Coordinator of Disability Services prior to requesting accommodations. Continuing Northern students can request accommodations online using the Accommodation Request Form or in the Disability Services Office.

Student Spotlight: Mike Erhart

Mike Erhart is a junior from Iron River, Michigan. He is an Art & Design major with a concentration in Graphic Communications. Mike has an on campus job and earned a 3.83 GPA last semester. Mike is legally blind and has a long list of accomplishments that many may think would not be possible for someone who is legally blind.

After five years of self-advocating, Mike recently was granted a driver’s license and is currently saving for a car. He is also SCUBA certified and a successful deer hunter. He took a photography class last year and the professor remarked that it was the first legally blind student she had ever had in a photography class!

Mike has done graphic design work for Northstar Hospital in Iron River, the City of Iron River and recently designed a new logo for the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (formerly known as Michigan Commission for the Blind). He is currently working on getting a summer internship with Elegant Seagulls Design of Marquette.

Mike attributes his long list of achievements to his ability to advocate for himself. He has even volunteered his time this semester to talk with students registered with disability services about the importance of self-advocacy.

Testing Accommodations Information for Students
Show your accommodation letter to your professor. If the professor would like you to take the quiz/test in Disability Services (DS), fill out the testing accommodation form online or in the DS office. If the professor will be providing testing arrangements, the DS office does not need to be notified. Students are expected to take a quiz/test in DS at the same time as the rest of the class. Special arrangements for date/time need to be arranged with the professor. Communicate with the DS Coordinator regarding any questions or concerns. Click here for more information about communicating with professors regarding testing accommodations.

Testing Accommodations
Information for Students

Show your accommodation letter to your professor.

If the professor would like you to take the quiz/test in Disability Services (DS), fill out the testing accommodation form online or in the DS office.

If the professor will be providing testing arrangements, the DS office does not need to be notified.

Students are expected to take a quiz/test in DS at the same time as the rest of the class. Special arrangements for date/time need to be arranged with the professor.

Communicate with the DS Coordinator regarding any questions or concerns.

Click here for more information about communicating with professors regarding testing accommodations.

Forms
Accommodation Request Form Testing Accommodation Form ADHD Verification Form

Helpful Resources
All Campus Tutoring The Writing Center Student Support Services Academic and Career Advising Center Counseling and Consultation Services

Helpful Resources

Grievance Procedure
It is the policy of Northern Michigan University not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Click here to view the Section 504/ADA Grievance Procedure.