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Occidental’s Disability Services department has implemented a new accommodation management platform called Accommodate.

Your Accommodate portal will house important information about your accommodations, accessing your accommodation letters, scheduling appointments, and accessing course notes.

For Students

1. Log into . 

2. Navigate to the main menu and select Accommodation.

3. Click on Semester Request in the left navigation menu. 

4. Click the Add New Semester Request button. 

5.  Select the semester for which you are submitting the request. 

6. Your approved and renewable accommodations will display. Review them. 

7. Your enrolled courses for the selected semester will populate. 

8. Choose to Submit for all Accommodations or Review the Renewal

  • Submit for all Accommodations will generate a letter to your instructors that includes all of your approved accommodations or 
  • Review the Renewal allows you to decide not to include some accommodations in your letter to your instructor.  You can do this if you have some approved accommodations that would not apply to a particular course you are in (for example, if you have extended time on tests, but there are no tests, you can omit this accommodation from the letter that goes to the instructor for that class

9. Click Submit. This will send your accommodation letter to your instructor. 

10. You will receive a confirmation email that your request was successful. 

  • If you wish to receive your accommodations in your classes for a given semester you need to submit your accommodation letters to your instructors through Accommodate at the beginning of that semester. 
  •  Do this after your course schedule for the upcoming semester is finalized and before the term begins. 
  •  You must submit your accommodation letters to your instructors for each semester to continue receiving accommodations. 

1. Log into . 

2. Navigate to the Appointments Section

  • In the left navigation menu, click on Appointments.

3. Request a New Appointment

  • Click the Request New Appointment button.

4. Set Your Appointment Criteria

Choose your desired criteria, such as:

  • Case Manager 
  • Date range
  • Appointment type (e.g., intake meeting, student support)

Click Check Availability to see open time slots.

5. Select an Available Time Slot

  • Review the available options that appear based on your criteria.

Click on the date and start time you prefer.

6. Enter Additional Details (If required)

  • Select the appointment type if prompted.
  • Add any notes or comments for your case manager, if needed.

7. Submit the Appointment Request

  • Review your appointment details.
  • Click Request Appointment to submit your request.

8. Receive Confirmation

  • A confirmation page will appear once your request is submitted.
  • You will receive a confirmation email, and your appointment will appear as "Pending" or "Approved" on your dashboard.

9. Manage Your Appointments

You can view, cancel, or reschedule your appointments from the Appointments section. 

1. Log into . 

2. Navigate to the Testing Room

In the left navigation menu, click on New Booking Appointment.

3. Select New Booking Request

4. Set Your Appointment Criteria

Choose your desired criteria, such as:

  • Course 
  • Date range

5. Check Availability

  • Once your request is submitted it will be reviewed and when approved you will receive a confirmation email. 

If the Disability Services office has successfully matched you with a peer note-taker for one or more of your classes, you will receive an email from our office notifying you that your notes are available through Accommodate. 

1. Log into . 

2. Navigate to Note-taker Network

In the Note-Taker Network you will be able to locate and download your class notes from your assigned anonymous note-taker.

For Faculty

1. Log in to the Faculty Portal

  • Go to:

2. Find the “Accommodation Letters” Panel: 

  • Upon logging in, you will see the “Accommodation Letters” Panel on the left on your homepage. This panel lists all accommodation letters that require your attention, organized by course. 

3. Review the Letter:

  •  Click the “Review” button next to each letter. A pop-up window will display the letter details, including the subject, body, and date/time sent.

4. Complete the Signature Form: 

  •  After reviewing the letter, scroll to the bottom to find the signature field. Enter your name or initials as indicated, then click “Sign.” The data will be saved and the letter will be marked as signed. 

5. Access Signed Letters: 

  • Once signed, the letter will remain in your Accommodation Letters panel for your reference at any time. 
  • You can also access the approved accommodations any student in a given course has by going to the “Courses” panel on the left on your homepage, and you will be able to see each student with accommodations, and their approved accommodation, in each of your courses
Contact Disability Services
Academic Commons, Ground Floor