Faculty Resources

Accessibility & Disability Services (ADS) recognizes disability as an aspect of diversity and collaborates with the university community to create a culture of inclusion. We are committed to building partnerships with faculty to ensure equal access is provided to students with disabilities without altering the essential elements of coursework. 

Accommodate Portal for faculty

Towson Accommodate portal is an online system used to set up and manage accommodations for students with disabilities at Towson University. The Accommodate faculty portal provides you with one location do the following:

  • Manage your students’ Testing Center requests.
  • View approved accommodations for students enrolled in your classes.

Only students who are registered with ADS for accommodations and who have requested their notification letters will appear in the faculty portal.

Visit Towson Accommodate and sign in by using your Towson NetID.

Accommodate Instructions

For faculty unfamiliar with Accommodate, please see the following instruction guides:

The Accommodation Process

Determining and implementing accommodations is meant to be an interactive process between the student, faculty and ADS office. Students are expected to discuss the impact of their disability and accommodations with their faculty as they relate to the specific course requirements. Students may choose not to use all of their accommodations in every course. However, the student should discuss with faculty the ones they will be using in the course.

Please note:

  • Disability-related information is confidential and the student  should not be identified as having a disability in front of others.
  • Students should provide their letter of accommodation to faculty in a timely  manner, allowing adequate time to implement accommodations. 
  • Students can register with ADS at any time during the semester; however, accommodations are not retroactive. Faculty are not required to provide accommodations until the student provides their letter of accommodation.
  • Faculty should not provide accommodations on the basis of a student's disability that are not specified in their letter of accommodation without consulting ADS.

Recommended Syllabus Statement

Accessibility and Disability Services recommends that all professors include a statement in their course syllabus and ensure that students are aware of the statement when they review the syllabus. This approach indicates the willingness of the professor to assist students with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations.  

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Towson University is committed to providing equal opportunity and access for students with disabilities by removing barriers to participation and providing reasonable accommodations. If you have an Accommodation Memo from Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS), it is important that you share it with me as soon as possible so we can discuss your accommodations as they relate to this course. If you are not registered with ADS and would like more information, please contact the office at 410-704-2638 or tuads@towson.edu or visit the website at https://www.towson.edu/accessibility-disability-services/.