Academic
Support Services
Instructional
Services
Accessibility
for students with disabilities
The Office for Student Accessibility
supports students who have a physical, sensory, learning, and/or psychological
disability that substantially limits a major life activity such as
learning, communicating, walking, seeing, hearing, or breathing. Many
of these disabilities are hidden or less visible, such as anxiety,
depression, learning disabilities, arthritis, or other health impairments.
The goal of Student Accessibility is to provide
academic and physical access by accommodating the disability, promoting
student independence, and maximizing academic potential.
For more information, contact
Colleen Barnett
Coordinator for Student Accessibility
414-382-6026
colleen.barnett@alverno.edu
Eligibility and Documentation
Guidelines
Services and Resources for
Students
Suggestions for Applicants/Students
Eligibility:
Students requesting accommodations or services need to provide appropriate
documentation of their disability. See documentation guidelines
below. If a student has a question regarding the required documentation
or needs information about a disability that is not listed, contact
the Coordinator.
In order to ensure timely provision of requested
services, students are encouraged to provide documentation and accommodation
requests as early as possible for a course, workshop, program, or
activity.
Documentation Guidelines:
- Documentation should come from an appropriate
licensed professional. The name, title, professional credentials,
place of employment, address and phone number of the professional
should be clearly stated in the documentation. It should be typed,
printed on letterhead and signed.
- Documentation should establish that the student
has a disability that substantially limits a major life activity.
- Documentation should describe how the disability
impacts the individual’s participation in campus activities
and programs.
- Documentation should recommend accommodations
that are appropriate and effective and allow the individual equal
access to campus activities and programs.
The Coordinator handles all documentation in a confidential
manner.
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Services
and Resources for Students:
- Program orientation and needs assessment
- Physical access
- Individual registration
- Adaptive equipment and materials
- Alternative testing
- Note-taking assistance
- Access to textbooks in alternative formats
- Classroom accommodations/modifications
- Information and referral
- Support groups
- Advocacy
- Coaches
- Tutoring and
study groups
- Writing Center
- Math Resource
Center
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Suggestions
for Applicants/Students:
- Think about how your disability might affect
your education
- Contact the Coordinator for Student Accessibility
- at least one semester prior to admission
or
- immediately following diagnosis of a disability
- Provide written documentation to verify your
disability and to identify appropriate accommodations
- Provide 8 weeks notice for accommodations requests
- Contact your local Vocational Rehabilitation
office (and the Social Security Administration as appropriate)
to seek funding for educational costs and for other disability-related
services
- Identify and observe all deadlines (e.g. admissions,
housing, financial aid, disability services)
- Keep a record of all correspondence and documents
relevant to your education
- Communicate changes in your situation to the
Coordinator
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Center
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