Students stop carrying letters to every professor, every term.
The PathAble AI Accommodations Portal is for college disability services offices. Your office enters each accommodation once. Each instructor sees only the students in their own sections. The record never holds a diagnosis.
How it works
- Your office records the accommodation. Bring in your roster and course enrollments from a spreadsheet, then enter each student's approved accommodations once for the term.
- The right instructors see it. Each instructor sees only the students in their own sections, with plain guidance on what each accommodation asks of them. If your college prefers, students choose each term which instructors see their accommodations.
- Students take part. Students request accommodations, track where a request stands, print their letter, and book exams with their extended time worked out for them. Student pages work in English and Spanish.
What it never holds
The portal stores the accommodation, not the reason for it. Documentation a student uploads stays with your office, and AI tools never read it. Who can see what is enforced by the database itself, not just hidden on the screen, and every change is logged. Read what we commit to before any real student records go in.
Also inside
- Testing center scheduling, with exam instructions from the instructor
- Alternate format requests, start to finish
- Case notes and appointments, visible to your office only
- Reports and spending, with a spreadsheet export
- A path for students still gathering documentation, with interim support and referrals
- A self-evaluated accessibility conformance report (VPAT), on request
Where it stands today: live demos run now, and a walkthrough uses one set up for your college. Rosters come in by spreadsheet. Direct student information system connections and single sign-on are on the roadmap. Contact the team to book a walkthrough.
Questions colleges ask us
Do colleges have to provide accommodations to students with disabilities?
Yes. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires colleges that receive federal funds to make academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities (34 CFR 104.44), and the Americans with Disabilities Act covers public colleges under Title II and private colleges under Title III. Unlike high school, the student has to tell the college and ask: the disability services office does not seek students out.
Do instructors need to know a student's diagnosis?
No. An instructor needs to know what to provide, such as extended time on exams, not why. Common practice in college disability services is to share the approved accommodation with instructors and keep the documentation and diagnosis with the disability services office. Student records are also protected under FERPA.
What does the PathAble Accommodations Portal do?
The disability services office enters each approved accommodation once, and each instructor sees only the students in their own sections, with plain guidance on what the accommodation asks of them. The office can also let students choose, each term, which instructors see their accommodations. Students request accommodations, print their letter, and book exams with extended time worked out for them. The record holds the accommodation, never a diagnosis. It is made by PathAble AI, a disability-led studio in New Jersey.
Does it connect to our student information system?
Today, rosters and course enrollments come in from a spreadsheet export, which most student information systems can produce. Direct connections and single sign-on are on the roadmap, not available yet.