Academic accommodations are represented by alterations to instruction and assessment and the provision of additional or adaptive equipment or services. For students with epilepsy, examples of such accommodations can include extra time to complete tests, specialized computer software and assistance with lecture notes.
Epilepsy is a condition requiring medical monitoring, and most university health services have the facilities to monitor the disorder itself and any associated regime of anti-seizure medication. Students with epilepsy should make sure to establish medical care with their university health service upon arrival.
University disability support services can provide advocacy services to all students with a declared disability, including those with epilepsy. Such advocacy services can help students overcome academic difficulties caused---directly or indirectly---by epilepsy. Personnel from support programs may collaborate with academic staff in the event of academic absences or hospitalizations due to epilepsy.
University support programs will take care of notifying instructors that a student has epilepsy if the student would prefer this notification to be done by a third person. Instructors can be made aware of the student's individual condition, any academic accommodations which are necessary to support the student and what to do in the event of a student having a seizure in class. Confidentiality should be maintained if the student prefers it.