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Updates for Faculty - Fall 2024

SAAS Updates

Student Access and Accommodations Services

Welcome back to campus and we hope you have a great Fall 2024 Semester!

SAAS is located inside the library in the back-left hand corner, SCB 1415. For any questions or concerns please contact us at:

Phone: 309-268-8259

Email: accommodations@heartland.edu

Website: https://www.heartland.edu/accommodations/index.html

Office Hours

  • Normal Campus 8:30 – 4:30 M-Th; 8:30 – 12 F
  • Appointments as needed at Pontiac or Lincoln

General Classroom Semester Accommodations

  • Students who have requested semester accommodations will have their accommodations sent out in the weeks prior to the start of the semester.
  • Faculty who have student disclose a diagnosis to them can submit an alert on behalf of the student
    • Reason Code: REFER: ACCOMMODATION – Classroom-based Accommodations
  • Students who need accommodations must self-disclose and complete the following process:
  • Once all of the necessary steps are taken, reasonable and approved accommodations will be sent to instructors.
    • Faculty will be prompted to sign off on the accommodation notification as a confirmation the instructor has received and opened the notification.

Temporary Medical Accommodations

  • Temporary Medical Accommodations are for those students who need accommodations due to a temporary medical situation or family medical needs.
  • Such requests should be absences lasting a week or longer, and does not serve as an absence tracing system.
    • A student who needs to miss one class should work with their instructor.
  • Students in need of Temporary Medical Accommodations can be supported as follows:
  • Approved accommodation will be sent to both the student and instructor regarding the guidelines for the approved accommodations.