Current SSD Students

You are currently an SSD student if you submitted the application, the required documentation, and attended the intake with one of our staff members. If you do not meet this requirement, click here to apply or contact SSD with questions.

Each semester, SSD students must initiate the request for their semester-specific accommodation letters to be sent to their instructors through our online database system, MySSD. Once a student requests their accommodation letters, the letters will be emailed to instructors, generally the next business day. Accommodations are effective upon receipt of the semester-specific accommodation letter by the instructor.  They are not retroactive. 

To request accommodations, follow these 2 simple steps:

1. Sign into MySSD.
2. Request accommodations through the MySSD portal. 

 For more help, see our guide to requesting accommodations!

Please contact SSD if you have any questions.

• Are my letters sent automatically each semester?

  NO - You have to request your letter on MySSD for EVERY semester!

  The process to requesting and sending your accommodation letters to your instructors is completely digital to make things easier for students! Each semester, SSD students must initiate the request for their semester-specific accommodation letters to be sent to their instructors through our online database system, MySSD. Once a student requests their accommodation letters, the SSD office will send them to their instructors electronically, via email.

  To request your accommodation letters, visit the Current SSD Students page. There is a step-by-step instruction guide there to help you request your letters.

  Accommodations are effective upon receipt of the semester-specific accommodation letter by the instructor.  They are not retroactive.

• Taking a Test?

  For Students 

  Our test scheduling process is now online!

  Students with testing accommodations, please fill out this form.

  Please do not fill out this form if you do not have testing accommodations.

  Please contact our office at ssd@colum.edu, 312-369-8296, the day before the test to confirm that your testing accommodation is all set.

   

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  For Instructors 

  Our test scheduling process is now online!

  SSD will email you after the student makes us aware of an upcoming test; however, you are welcome to fill out the form ahead of time if you wish.

  Please complete the following form here.

  If the test is on Canvas, click the following link for a guide on changing an assessment’s duration: Canvas Time Adjustment Guide. 

  This new testing procedure is intended to make the process easier! By streamlining the test scheduling forms you used to receive, we hope to serve you and your students more efficiently. 

  We will scan completed in-person assessments and email them back to you.

• I requested a notetaker. Now what?

  You still have to confirm that you need one after the first week of the semester. 

  This can be done on MySSD and a helpful guide is available by clicking here.

  Notetakers aren't needed for every class.

  Your instructor may be sharing all of their materials online. The class might be asynchronous. It may be more experiential than standard lectures. 

  Once confirmed, your teacher will ask for volunteers.

  They will only identify the need for a notetaker--not you. If your teacher is having trouble getting a volunteer and you know a student who'd make a good notetaker, send them this link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5589248.

• How do I view my notes?

  Your notetaker will upload notes to MySSD.

  Here's a guide to accessing them.