ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES
Disability Support Services (DSS) offers many
important services to its students with disabilities. Eligibility for
these services is determined individually based on documentation
of need. Prospective students are encouraged to meet with DSS
staff in order to learn about support services and the types of
services and accommodations they might expect. Reasonable
accommodations
depend upon the nature and degree of severity of the documented
disability. While the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 requires
that priority consideration be given to the specific methods requested
by the student, it does not imply that a particular accommodation must
be granted if it is deemed not reasonable and other suitable techniques
are available.
Accommodations and services may
include (use sidebar links to reach these pages):
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academic
accommodations and counseling |
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priority registration
and scheduling |
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alternative testing |
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taped texts |
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auxiliary
aids and services |
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note takers |
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laboratory assistants |
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readers
and/or scribes |
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sign language/oral interpreters |
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assistive listening
devices |
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assistive technology |
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alternative formats for printed
materials |
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residential accommodations |
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referral and liaison
services to agencies such as Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, and
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic for taped texts |
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information and
referral source to all University programs and services. |
