Create and access your Ventus account to view and manage accommodations.
Ventus is an online portal that connects students, instructors, Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Student Accessibility Services, and other support services in the process to request, assess, and implement academic accommodations. The portal was developed for Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s in 2021-22, in consultation with instructors, support staff, and student feedback groups.
For Students
Ventus helps to manage the accommodation process by allowing students to:
- Submit requests for academic accommodations in one place, and view details of their accommodation arrangements, such as in-class work, exams, quizzes, etc.
- Connect with instructors and support staff regarding their accommodations.
- Upload required documentation for their accommodations.
- Select which courses they would like accommodations applied to.
For Instructors
Ventus helps to manage the accommodation process by providing the following capabilities:
- Streamlines communication and organization needs for instructors and students related to academic accommodation requests;
- Provides instructors with the essential information required for providing students with the appropriate academic accommodations;
- Provides a central hub that enables students to submit their requests for academic accommodations in one place, and view details of their accommodation arrangements, such as in-class work, exams, quizzes, etc.
- Facilitates the processing and assessment of accommodation needs by Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Student Accessibility Services; and
- Informs support services, such as the Exams Office, about accommodation requirements for individual students.