Students are responsible for declaring academic accommodation(s) each term in AIM; we recommend doing so as soon as possible to the start of the term. It is recommended that you communicate with your faculty before or at the start of the term to understand how your accommodation(s) will be supported in their course. This will help you request the accommodation(s) that are applicable to the course. It is strongly recommended that if there is a course that you do not need to request accommodations that you indicate that for the course. It helps the faculty and our office know your needs for the term. (And you can change it at any time!)
Step 1 - Log Into AIM
Log Into TechWeb using your OIT credentials, and navigate to the “Accommodations (Student)” tile:
Step 2: Accessing the “Request Accommodations” module
On your Student Dashboard in AIM, you should see the “Accommodation Requests” dialog box with the specific term (ex. SPRING 2025 in example below). This dialog box will show you 1) how many courses you have enrolled in and 2) the number of courses (if any) that you have requested to use any accommodations. The next screen will show you the specific course titles/information.
You will need to click the “Add Requests…” link (or box with the plus-sign) to progress to the screen to select courses for the term that you wish to request accommodations.
Step 3 - Selecting Course(s)
From the “Select Courses” listing, select the course(s) that you want to request accommodations for the term, and then click the “Continue to Next Step” button to proceed to the screen to select specific accommodations for the course(s) you selected.
Note: If your courses are not displaying or you are missing some, please contact our office. AIM communicates with OIT’s Banner system for course registration info, so if courses are missing, we will need to see where the disconnection is happening.
If you only have a small number of accommodations or you know that you want to request the same accommodations for all courses, you can click the box for “Apply the same accommodations to all selected courses”. However, if you have multiple types of accommodations or may have different requests for different courses, this box is not recommended.
Step 4: Selecting Accommodation(s) & Submitting
You have control to make your requests specific to the course and your needs and that is what we recommend. For example, if you have a course that you know you will not need accommodation or maybe one but not all, please make your selections accurately.
NOTE: Remember that you can modify your accommodation selections later, however, they cannot be retroactively applied. If you have questions, always contact our office or your DS Advisor for guidance or advice.
Once you have made your selections (or clicked the box indicating that you do not need accommodation in the course), you will click the “Submit Request” button located in the “Step: Final Step” box to the upper-right of the selection menu:
After clicking the “Submit Request” button, you should see a “Success! Your Action Has Been Completed” banner, confirming that your request(s) were successful, and notification to your course instructor(s) will be sent.
