Office of Accessibility and Accommodations
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Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations or reasonable modifications can be provided to ensure each student is able to perform academically. According to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, universities are required to make reasonable accommodations and to provide aids and services for persons with disabilities. This can include adjusting exams, supplying readers and more.

Accommodations Offered

  • Extended test time 
  • Preferential seating
  • Table and chair seating rather than desk
  • Notetakers
  • Interpreters
  • Readers for test questions
  • Scribes for tests 
  • Course substitution
  • Separate, quiet room
  • Tape recorded classes
  • Early registration following the first semester

The university does not recognize Facilitated Communication as a reasonable accommodation.

accommodations test Receive an Academic Accommodation

To receive an academic accommodation, students should provide documentation to any or all of the following programs: the Office of Disability Services, College Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Higher Education for Learning Problems (HELP) Center and/or Buck Harless Student-Athlete Program Office. Following this contact, Disability Services will notify professors of recommendations. Although professors may choose to provide accommodations, consulting any of the above offices is advised.

Disability Services

Stephanie Ballou, Director
Prichard Hall, Room 117
Phone: 304-696-2467
Fax: 304-696-2288
wyant2@marshall.edu

Office Hours:
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday

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