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Disability Support Services

Reasonable, appropriate accommodations are provided based on your documented needs.  The Office of Disability Support Services routinely offers a wide variety of student-orientated workshops on study skills, transfer tips, and many other subjects. In our office you will also find a wide variety of equipment, software, and educational supplies. Some items are available for checkout.

In addition, we offer a wide range of services, which include, but are not limited to:

For Students With Visual Impairments:
Adaptive equipment, Assistance with library materials, Enlargers, Readers, Materials in alternative format, Note taker and/or scribe, Registration assistance, Tutorial Assistance, Testing accommodations (i.e. readers, scribes, alternative format, adaptive equipment, and/or extended time), Referral to Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic
For Students Who Are Deaf Or Hearing Impaired:
Access to TDD equipment, Assistive listening devices, Note taker, Priority classroom seating, Registration assistance, Sign language interpreters, Tutorial assistance, Testing accommodations (i.e. interpreter, extended time), Course outlines, lecture notes, and list of technical terms (when possible)
For Students With Physical/Mobility/Medical Disabilities:
Accessible classroom furniture, Adaptive technology & computer equipment, Assistance with library materials, Campus access information, Tutorial Assistance Note taker and/or scribe, Registration assistance, Lab assistance arrangements, Testing accommodations (i.e. extended time, scribe, reader, adaptive equipment)
For Students With Learning Disabilities:
Note taker and/or scribe, Registration assistance, Tutorial assistance, Referral to Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic, Testing accommodations (i.e. readers, scribes, distraction free exam area, and/or extended time, computers for essay exams)
For Students With Psychiatric/Emotional Disabilities:
Disability counseling & advocacy, Note taker, Referral to off-campus counseling services, Testing accommodations (i.e. extended time, distraction free area), Tutorial assistance, Registration assistance