Accommodations for persons with disabilities
Please note: This page contains information about requesting accommodations for the SOAR Program and for the school year. Please read the entire page!
To request accommodations for the SOAR Program
The provision of accommodations for SOAR applies to SOAR only. Accommodations for classes should be discussed with McBurney Disability Resource Center staff at least eight weeks before school begins. Students needing sign-language interpreting, captioning, or print materials in alternative formats should attend SOAR in June to ensure timely services. Contact McBurney to request assistance in securing an early SOAR session.
Students requiring any of the following disability accommodations for the SOAR Program for themselves or their guests should check the box on the SOAR reservation form, indicating the need for disability accommodations. Please make your accommodation requests as early as possible; a minimum of three weeks notice is recommended.
- Printed materials in large print, Braille, audiotape, or electronic format
- Reader/assistant to complete forms during SOAR (student only)
- Placement-test accommodations
- Assistive-listening device
- Real-time captioning
- Sign-language interpreters
- Transportation assistance for any permanent or temporary mobility issues
Placement test accommodations (student only)
- If you have used test accommodations in high school or college, and/or received test accommodations on the ACT/SAT:
- Check the box on the SOAR reservation form indicating that you need disability accommodations.
- Request a letter from an appropriate high school or college official (e.g.,
special education teacher, guidance counselor, principal, disability
services staff) verifying your use of test accommodations in your previous
school, or send a copy of the confirmation letter from ACT/SAT verifying
use of test accommodations on the standardized exam. Send materials to the Testing and
Evaluation Services for review no less than three weeks before your SOAR
session.
Testing and Evaluation Services, Room 373 Educational Sciences Building, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706-1796. For general information about placement tests, contact Tim O’Connor at Testing and Evaluation Services, 608/262-9151, tnoconno@wisc.edu.
- If you have not received test accommodations previously, but wish to be considered for accommodations at UW–Madison:
- Check the box on the SOAR reservation form indicating that you need disability accommodations.
- Send your disability documentation to the McBurney Disability Resource Center for review no less than three weeks before your SOAR session. More information on disability documentation policies is available online. Documentation can be mailed to 1305 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Documentation also can be faxed to 608/265-2998, 608/263-2741 (voice), 608/263-6393 (TTY), e-mail mcburney@odos.wisc.edu.
Please Note
Placement-test accommodations may include extended time, enlarged text, Braille, scribes, and specialized equipment. Due to the structure and content of the exams, however, an audio version of the exam cannot be provided.
To request accommodations for the school year
If you have already submitted disability documentation to the McBurney Center, please go to the McBurney Web page for information about your service eligibility and the steps you must take to receive services during the upcoming semester.
If you have not submitted documentation of disability, please read the documentation guidelines and then mail your documentation to the McBurney Center, 1305 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Documentation may also be faxed to 608/265-2998.
If you have not registered with the McBurney Center, please contact the office immediately: phone 608/263-2741 (voice), 608/263-6393 (TTY), or e-mail mcburney@odos.wisc.edu, or see their Web site.