The Office of Disabled Student Services seeks to coordinate university-wide services available to students with current medical/psychological documented disabilities. Services range from providing physical accommodations on campus to helping students with learning disabilities succeed in classroom activities. Additionally, the office attempts to:
- Raise the level of educational development for students with disabilities.
- Improve understanding of and support from the University community for students with disabilities.
- Enhance and refine within the Office of Disabled Student Services, a basic service program focused on students with disabilities.
- Place emphasis on orientation and survival skills for new students and others who might benefit from these experiences.
- Monitor development of the physical plant to ensure accessibility and opportunity for students with disabilities.
- Help faculty and staff better understand physical and learning disabilities and provide them with effective methods of working with students with disabilities.
- Use of every available opportunity to advocate for special needs of students with disabilities and to seek a means to obtain those services.