Disability Resource Center

Services Questions

What exactly are the services that I can receive?
Services that you can receive range from individual appointments to areas of academic skills/assistance you may need, (such as time management, project planning, text book reading skills, test taking skills, listening skills, test analysis of course exams to determine the types of questions asked and the appropriate study strategies to prepare for the next exam, etc.) to the use of technology, such as the Kurzweil 3000 optical scanner and reader, to letters to your professors suggesting appropriate academic accommodations. The Office will also assist you in finding tutors or note-takers. Tutors and note-takers are paid for by you the student or you may receive funding from for those services from an agency such as VESID (Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities). Speak with your VESID counselor about this before you come to the University.

I am Blind or in a Wheelchair, how do I get around campus?
When you register for services, arrangements will be made to give you an orientation to campus. For Wheel chair users, you will be given a tour of the electronic door openers, ramps, elevators, and alternate routes to use during inclement weather. If you are Visually impaired or Blind, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped will be contacted to give you intensive orientation and mobility training for the campus. This should be arranged with your CBVH counselor prior to your arrival on campus.

What Services are available for students with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder? Psychiatric Disabilities? Sensory Impairments?
Services available, without an extra fee, include working with the professional staff of the Disability Resource Center in areas of self advocacy, time management, study skills and test taking skills.

Developing self advocacy skills can also be done by appointment. The DRC also provides the letter that students give to their professor when requesting accommodations for their disability. A series of workshops addressing issues of procrastination, time management, study strategies and skill, test preparation and test taking skills, text book reading skills may also presented during the fall and spring semesters, if enough students registered with the DRC express interest.