Disability Resource Center

Summer Planning Conference Questions

Do I tell my Orientation Assistant that I have a disability?
That is up to you. If you need any special consideration during Orientation, telling your Orientation Assistant can be a way of making sure you have equal access to orientation. If you do not need any special consideration, you may have no need to self disclose to the Orientation Assistant.

If you are wanting to schedule a meeting with the Disability Resource Center during Summer Planning Conference, your Orientation Assistant can help you in finding the office, as well as indicate a good time during the conference schedule where you will not miss an important activity.

Can I meet with the Disability Resource Center staff during Summer Planning Conference?
Yes. IN fact we encourage you to meet with us during the summer so that everything is in place before classes start. You will have one less thing to remember to do once you move on to campus.

You can meet during the conference, before check in ( we arrive to work at 8 AM daily during the summer) or before you go home ( we are here until 4 PM daily during the summer)

Can my parents meet for me while I am busy doing Summer Planning conference?
NO. You are in college now and YOU are responsible for meeting with us, registering for services and discussing your disability and what you feel may be reasonable academic accommodations.

However your parents may schedule an appointment to meet with professional staff of the Disability Resource Center to discuss questions or concerns that they may wish to explore - - but they cannot register you for services.

Do my parents attend my meeting with the Disability Resource Center?
That is totally under your control. If you would like your parents in the room with you while you discuss your disability and reasonable academic accommodations, then you can allow them to be there. If you want to meet on your own, we have a nice waiting area for your parents to sit, or they can get a cup of coffee or visit the bookstore, which are both near our office in the Campus Center.