Author: Isabel Medina Keiser

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) would like to inform you that Kim Bailey, testing coordinator, will be transitioning to a new role within the university, effective Oct. 26. OSAT extends its best wishes to Kim as she embarks on this new chapter.

In light of this change, OSAT would like to remind all instructors to submit the Test Information Form for students utilizing its office for exams. Timely submission is crucial for students to schedule their appointments. This same form can also be used for any make-up exams during the semester.

And remind your students that all exams require an appointment. Students must schedule their exams through registerblast.com/wsu.

For any testing-related questions, contact OSAT at testingcenter@wichita.edu or call 316-978-8378.

Dyslexia Awareness Month is an annual event aimed to further the understanding of dyslexia. To promote dyslexia awareness, head over to the Rhatigan Student Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 to the Office of Student Accommodations & Testing informational table.

It will also promote Kurzweil 3000 during the tabling event. Kurzweil 3000 is an assistive technology and learning literacy tool recommended for students who have difficulties reading (ESL, dyslexia, etc.). It is designed to help students learn course materials in school. With functions such as text-to-speech, highlighting and integrated notetaking and brainstorming, the assistive technology enables students with learning difficulties to fully engage in what they are learning and to focus on the tasks at hand. The program is available to all WSU students.

Learn how you can become an ability ally during a training forum from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 18. Sign up now as space is limited. The training will be in 257 Rhatigan Student Center, Ashton/Bridges Room.

Ability allies are a network of faculty, staff and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness, supporting persons with disabilities and maintaining resources for working and interacting with people with disabilities. The training is designed to shape perspectives on ability versus disability and provide an open forum for questions and concerns for those interacting with individuals with disabilities.

To enroll, go to “myTraining” via myWSU and type in “ability ally.”

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) will be offering a new resource called Kurzweil 3000 (sharepoint.com) for all students this fall semester. Join OSAT from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 for a virtual presentation on how Kurzweil 3000 can help increase your success.

Kurzweil 3000 is an assistive technology and learning literacy tool recommended for students who have difficulties reading (ESL, dyslexia, etc.). It is designed to help students learn course materials in school. With functions such as text-to-speech, highlighting and integrated notetaking and brainstorming, the assistive technology enables students with learning difficulties to fully engage in what they are learning and to focus on the tasks at hand.

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing will offer a new resource for all students this fall semester. Join a virtual presentation from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10 on how Kurzweil 3000 can help increase student success. Participants will need to sign up online, and a training link will be sent to them.

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 notetaking 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.

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) and Intervention Services & Leadership in Education (ISLE) will offer a workshop, “ADHD is Real/Realistic Solutions for Managing College Life and ADHD,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

The workshop will cover social/emotional issues, combatting negative self-talk and self-care for students with the diagnosis of ADHD. OSAT and ISLE will also provide strategies on how to prepare for finals. Pizza will be provided for attendees. The speakers will be Isabel Medina Keiser, M.A., director of OSAT; Dr. Jody Fiorini, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, professor and ISLE department head; and Dr. Reagan Murnan, Ph.D., associates professor at ISLE.

Contact Isabel Medina Keiser at isabel.medinakeiser@wichita.edu if you have any questions about the workshop.

Due to the recent outages, the online test information/submission form with Testing Services is down. Faculty who have students receiving testing accommodations through the Office of Disability Services should deliver exams to 320 Grace Wilkie Hall or email them to testingcenter@wichita.edu.

Reminder: It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test with Testing Services. Email Testing Services or call at 316-978-8378 with questions.

The Office of Disability Services is using a new software system to distribute accommodation letters to faculty starting spring 2023.

They will be emailed to faculty and will state the name of the intake specialist and come from disability.services@aim.wichita.edu. The subject will read as “Class, CRN # – Notification of Academic Accommodation Services.”

Any questions or concerns about the accommodations can be sent to Disability Services at disability.services@wichita.edu.

Effective Monday, Oct. 3, Testing Services will scan each examinee with a metal detector wand prior to entry into the test room. This process has been established to verify that no electronic devices are being brought into the exam room.

Examinees requesting to opt out of the wanding for medical or safety reasons (such as pregnancy, inserted medical devices, etc.) must request this accommodation through the Office of Disability Services at disability.services@wichita.edu. Students must request this accommodation at least one work week before the exam. Examinees who decline to be wanded, without an approved accommodation, will be required to reschedule their test.

The Office of Disability Services will be closed all today, Aug. 3, due to training. If you need anything, please email disability.services@wichita.edu.