An accommodation is a proactive, global setting applied to a specific student profile. An accommodation gives the student special permissions that automatically apply to due dates time limits and/or time limits due dates for all graded items in the course. Once set, an accommodation should generally not be altered or bypassed, and should be treated as part of the default format of the course when planning and delivering course content. 

Not all disability accommodations registered with the CDR can be addressed with the Blackboard accommodations functionfeature, which is designed specifically with graded coursework in mind. Some CDR accommodations not related to the submission of graded work, such as providing lecture slides ahead of time, or granting course access to a note taker or helper,  can be managed in Blackboard using other individual settings features; for more information see the second section of this guide. If you have questions about how to meet a specific accommodation request through Blackboard, you can reach out to Online Learning Services directlythrough help@syr.edu. 

An exception is a reactive, individual change to the permissions for a specific graded item, to allow a student to access, re-take, or revise work after the original submission deadline has passed. Exceptions are designed for one-time, individual events such as allowing a student to re-take a quiz they missed due to an excused absence, or changing a due date for a student to accommodate a religious observance. Exceptions are not designed for repeating/ongoing individual accommodations, or for universal changes that apply to all students in a course or section. 

Exceptions can be used to change a due date, allow extra attempts, or allow a student early/extended access to an item with date restrictions. Certain uses of exceptions, such as for accommodating a religious observance, are governed by university policy. Other uses, such as the decision of whether to allow an exception for a student to re-take a quiz they failed to complete on time, are generally up to the discretion of the instructor. 

To set an assignment exception for an individual student, open the Gradebook in list view. Then, click on the name of the assignment name to view all individual attempts. 

Find the student(s) in need of an exception and click the three dot (...) menu to the right of their name to access the exception/exemption settings. 

You can set exceptions for the item due date, the show/hide dates for item visibility, and/or the number of attempts allowed. These changes will apply only to permissions for the individual student. For all other students, the default settings for the item set in the Course Content view will still apply. 

For more detailed informationinstructions, refer to the Features Answers page on exceptions and exemptions.

An exemption is a reactive reactive change which removes a graded item item from an individual student's Gradebook calculations entirely. Exemptions can be applied to any graded item including attendance and discussions as well as assignments or tests. Exemptions can alter a student's grading overall grade profile. For example, in a course with 10 discussion forums worth 20 ten discussions worth 10 points each, and a total discussion grade calculated out of ---/200100, a student with an exemption for one forum discussion will have their discussion grade calculated out of ---/180 90 instead. 

To set an assignment exemption for an individual student, open the Gradebook in list view. Then, click on the name of the assignment name to view all individual attempts. 

Find the student(s) in need of an exemption and click the three dot menu to the right of their name to access the exception/exemption settings.