Resources For Students

Informal Resolution & Grievance Process Overview of the Informal Resolution Process

Rutgers University has adopted this Informal Resolution Process for students with disabilities enrolled at Rutgers University as one of the means to provide for prompt and equitable resolutions to informally resolve problems, issues or concerns…

Instructions for Activating your Box Account Activating your Box account

In order to use the Box.com cloud storage platform, you must first activate your account.

1. Go to box.rutgers.edu.
2. Click Sign Up
3. Enter your netID and password. Click 'login' or hit 'enter'.
4. Check the box that says…

Jamworks

 

Jamworks is an AI driven note-taking application that can be used from your computer or mobile device for recording lectures and taking notes. Students can take notes directly in the platform while the lecture is being records. They are also able to upload supplementary materials to…

Kurzweil 3000 is an accessibility software designed to help students learn course materials in school. With functions such as text-to-speech, highlighting, and integrated note-taking and brainstorming, this assistive technology enables students with learning difficulties to fully engage in what they are learning and to focus on the tasks at hand.

<h2>Summary</h2> <ul> <li>Both offer text-to-speech, speech-to-text, OCR, and access to the cloud.</li> <li>Texthelp includes built-in math support, Kurzweil does not.</li> <li>Both offer Windows and Mac support; however, Texthelp offers better web and mobile applications.</li> <li>Kurzweil works better for reading Textbooks and PDFs while Texthelp is better at reading websites and EPUBs.</li> </ul>

Letter of Accommodations Only students approved for accommodations may submit a request. For questions regarding the registration process visit our Registration Page. 

Submit your Letters of Accommodations: Once approved for accommodations, the  next step is to request your Letter of Accommodations for every semester and each…

Making Arrangements for Students Approved for ASL/CART/FM or Captioning Services Services

Students approved through the Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) will provide professors with a Letter of Accommodation (LOA) indicating they require American Sign Language (ASL), CART captioning, an FM System or closed captioning for their…

Messenger Pigeon is a full-featured note-taking suite that utilizes human note-takers.

Most Commonly Used Course Accommodations Exam Accommodations

An overview of exam accommodation process and…

Note Taking Accommodations Only students approved for accommodations may submit a request. For questions regarding the registration process visit our Registration Page. 

Notetaking Request Form: If approved, please submit your note taking request as soon as possible.

Note-taking AccommodationsPolicies

1. Students must first be…

ODS Administering Exams with Accommodations

The following is a timeline of how exam requests are received and handled by the Office of Disability Services (ODS). It includes the student and professor responsibilities.

1. The student submits the Exam Request Form no less than 5 business days (excluding holidays…

Overview of Recommended Tools Interacting with your Course Materials:

Our office provides both Kurzweil 3000 and Read&Write Gold as the recommended tool for interacting with the course content we offer you.

Comparison of Kurzweil and Read&Write

Based on Preferred PlatformPlatformRecommended OptionDesktopEqualMobileRead and…

RADR Virtual Support Desk The RADR Virtual Support Desk is for Students Who:

Have questions about:

• Assistive Technology (AT)-

  • Technical issues or follow up training regarding your assistive technologies or adaptive devices  

    …

Read&Write

Read&Write is a literacy software with text-to-speech and other note-taking functions to ease students' reading of text files and articles online. There are many features within this software that can help students write  their papers and read texts such as reading out loud, text prediction,  dictionaries…

Receiving Accommodations Online HOW WILL ACCOMMODATIONS WORK ONLINE?

We appreciate your flexibility during this novel and challenging time, and recognize that this may be the first time some of you are participating in online courses. We have developed information below about how some of the most commonly used accommodations may work in an…