Student Accommodate Portal Information
How to log in to accommodate to submit a request
1. Log in to the Accommodate Student Portal: Access Student Portal here.
2. Log in using your Duke Unique ID and Email Address, please use your email in this format: firstname.lastname@duke.edu. If you have any issues submitting your request via the Accommodate portal, please email sdao@duke.edu
3. Upload your documentation along with your request (please be mindful of password protected documents that may be inaccessible)
4. Once you submit your request, you will receive an email from SDAO to schedule an appointment to meet with an accessibility coordinator. If you do not receive a scheduling email within two days of submitting your request (not including Saturday and Sunday), please email sdao@duke.edu.
* If you would like to meet with a coordinator via Zoom before submitting your request, please refer to our virtual office hours or, email sdao@duke.edu to schedule an appointment with an accessibility coordinator.
How to submit a semester Renewal request in accommodate
1. Log in to Accommodate using the following link: Access Student Portal here. ; this will take you to the Duke authentication website. Here, you can enter your Net ID and password, which will then take you to the Accommodate homepage.
2. Click the 3-bar menu at the top left of your screen; or if you do not see the 3-bar menu, then you should see a list of options.
3. Click "Accommodation"
4. Scroll down and click on "Semester Request" and then click "Apply Search"
5. Click on "Semester" and select the appropriate semester and year.
6. Click on the "Add New"
7. On the new screen, select the correct semester again, and all of the classes that you are currently enrolled in will populate.
9. Click on "Review the Renewal", please do not click "Submit for All Accommodations"
- You will then individually select which accommodations you want in a particular class. For example, you may have the accommodations of extended test time and a note-taker, but one of your classes will not have any tests, but you still would like to implement your note-taker accommodation for that particular class.
- To only select certain accommodations for certain classes, unselect any classes that you do not wish to have that accommodation implemented, making sure that the classes you do want the accommodation in are still selected
- You will need to "remove" any accommodation that you do not wish to request (remove housing accommodation, or other accommodations that are not related to academics, including priority registration). *Please note that if your accommodation is not listed, click "Request Additional Accommodation", and the accommodation should populate in a new window. Select each accommodation you wish to request.
- When you have chosen the accommodations that you wish to request and removed any other accommodations you do not want to request, click "Submit" at the end of the page.
10. You will receive an email from Accommodate confirming the submission of your semester request.
11. Your case manager will send your Professor Accommodation letter to you and the particular classes you want the letter to be sent to.
12. It is your responsibility to contact your professor and request a time to meet and discuss the implementation of your accommodations.
13. You can click on "Accessibility Letters" under the "Accommodations" menu and see the Professor Accommodation Letter sent to you. You may print the letter or create a PDF from this screen.
14. If you have any difficulty submitting your semester request, reach out to your case manager immediately.