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Office for Disability Equity

Requesting approved accommodations for law students

Starting in Autumn 2026, Alexander Blewett III School of Law students must submit a Semester Request in the portal each semester to activate their approved academic accommodations.

A Semester Request allows you to:

  • Review your approved accommodations.

  • Select the accommodations you wish to use for your courses that semester.

  • Submit and confirm your accommodation requests with the Law School and the Office for Disability Equity (ODE).

Semester request submission window



Autumn 2026: August 17, 2026 through September 11, 2026, the 15th instructional day.

How to submit a Semester Request

Step 1: Log into the ODE portal. 

Select Accommodations from the main menu. 

Accommodations menu is located under Home.

Step 2: Select Semester Request. 

Semester Request menu appears after you select Accommodations.

Step 3: Select the ACCOMMODATION LETTER(S) button below the Apply Search button.

The Accommodation letter(s) button located below the Apply Search button.


Step 4: Select the correct semester and then the CUSTOMIZE YOUR ACCOMMODATION LETTER(S) button.

Select the current semester and then press Customize your accommodation letter button.

Step 5: Select or deselect which courses you would like to apply your accommodations to

Select or deselect which courses you would like to apply your accommodations to.

Step 6: Click Submit to complete your request.

After you submitted

  • Your request will be reviewed within 24 to 48 hours.
  • You will receive an email when your accommodation letter is sent to the Law School designees. 
 

Did you add a course later? Submit again.

Your Semester Request only covers the courses at the time you submit it. If you add a new course afterward, submit a new Semester Request for that course. If you skip this step, that the Law School will not receive your letter.

After your accommodation letter is sent to the Law School

Meet with the appropriate Law School designee to review how your accommodations will be implemented. 

  • Exam accommodations: Assistant Director of Student Services
  • All other accommodations: Assistant Director of Student Affairs 

During your meeting

  • The Assistant Director will discuss how your accommodations will be applied in your courses. 
  • If approved for recording lecture accommodations, you must sign a recording agreement before you record.

Dual degrees students for non-law courses

Law students who are taking non-law courses (e.g., Business, Public Administration, and Social Work) will have accommodation requests processed separately for those courses. Accommodation letters will be sent directly to instructors. Students are responsible for following up with their instructors to discuss their accommodations.

For non-academic accommodations

You do not need to submit a Semester Request for non-academic accommodations like housing, assistance animals, or disability parking. However, for: