Kathie,
On occasion the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign has granted
similar accommodations to students with disabilities.  Students here get 20
hours per week and I think it was extended to 40 hours for students who
wanted extra time.  There is a functional problem in that there are still
limited number of modems, so that during certain times of the day or the
semester, it is still hard to dial into the system even if you have the
extra hours.  Students can purchase a priority access at an extra cost to
the student, but I do not believe the fee has ever been waived for a
disability accommodation.

Jon


At 02:44 PM 9/24/2001 -0500, Schneider, Katherine S. wrote:
>I use a Screen Reader and work for a university.  Our university is
>instituting a ten hour a week modem use limit for those of us who dial
>in from home.  I'm requesting tripple time because it takes longer to
>tab around a website than to point and click.  Has anyone encountered
>this problem and/or has anyone seen (or heard for that matter) any
>studies about how much longer it takes to navigate using a screen reader
>than using a mouse?
>Thanks.
>Kathie

Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
MC-574
College of Applied Life Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
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