Accessibility Services for Study Abroad Students | Temple University, Japan Campus

Accessibility Services are available for all Study Abroad students at TUJ. Procedures to establish academic accommodations may differ depending on whether you are a Temple Main Campus student or a student from an institution that is not Temple University. Please continue reading below for more information:

For students who are not from Temple University (other universities/colleges)

For students who already have an accommodation letter from their own university:

Students who already have accommodation letters from their home institutions will submit a copy of their accommodation letters via email directly to their TUJ instructors.

Please begin a discussion with your instructor(s) about how accommodations will be implemented in the class, and maintain communication with your instructor throughout the semester. If you need any help in discussing this with your instructor, contact TUJ Accessibility Services.

Schedule Changes (new classes or professor changes)
If you make schedule changes, you will need to directly email your accommodation letter to any new instructor via email.

For students who would like to apply for Accessibility Services, or need new accommodations:

If you need new accommodations, please contact your home university's Disability Services/Accessibility Services office right away so you can get a new or revised letter created. After receiving the accommodation letter from your home university, inform your Temple Study Abroad coordinator. Thereafter, you can directly send your letter to the TUJ faculty who are teaching the class(es) you’re taking. Note that accommodations are not retroactive, and can only begin once your instructor receives the official letter.

Schedule Changes (new classes or professor changes)
If you make schedule changes, you will need to directly email your accommodation letter for any new instructor via email.

For Temple University (Philadelphia) students

Please send your accommodation letter via the semester request process in My DRS . Students may select which class(es) to send their accommodation letters to each term. The steps to submit a semester request are as follows:

The steps to submit a semester request

1. Log into My DRS/Accommodate  (the system Accessibility Services/DRS uses to manage accommodation requests)
2. On the left-hand side of the screen, click on Accommodations. 
3. Several options will drop down. Select Semester Letter Request.
4. A new screen will appear. Under the word Semester, there will be a drop-down box. Select the current semester and then Apply Search.
5. Select Add new. A new screen will appear. Select, in the drop-down box, the current semester.
6. If you want to send letters to all classes, select Submit for All Accommodations. If you want to send it only for certain classes, select Review the Renewal. In this section, you will see a list of your accommodations. Under the courses section at the bottom, check the classes you wish to have that letter sent to. Uncheck the classes you do not wish the letter to be sent to. Select Submit at the top when you are done.

You can also find illustrated steps on how to do this on the “Semester Request ” page on the Temple University DRS website.

Please begin a discussion with your instructor about how your accommodations will be implemented in the class, and maintain communication with your instructor throughout the semester. If you need any help in discussing this with your instructor, contact TUJ Accessibility Services.

Schedule Changes (new classes or professor changes)
If you make schedule changes, you will need to submit a new accommodation letter for any new instructor. The process is the same as sending a semester request. Please follow the directions above for how to submit a new semester request for a class via My DRS .

For TU students who would like to apply for Accessibility Services, or need new accommodations:

If you require accommodations, or are experiencing any new barriers to academic success, please contact TUJ Accessibility Services as soon as possible so we can discuss and begin the accommodations process.

Schedule Changes (new classes or professor changes)
If you make schedule changes, you will need to submit a new accommodation letter for any new instructor. The process is the same as sending a semester request. Please follow the directions above for how to submit a new semester request for a class via My DRS .

Test Accommodations for Study Abroad Students

For all students who have testing accommodations or who need to take proctored make-up tests at the TUJ Test Center, please see the TUJ Test Center for information about how to make testing reservations.

Contact the TUJ Test Center if you have questions about Test Center services or scheduling. 
Contact TUJ Accessibility Services if you have questions about test accommodations.

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