Descriptions of Disabilities and Accommodations

Services Offered & Registration Requirements

The Office of Disability Services responsibilities include coordinating university-wide services for students with documented disabilities.  These services include, but are not limited to:

  • Arranging for accommodations in classrooms and activities on campus.        
  • Provide training/workshops for faculty and staff to better understand the various types of issues students may encounter due to their impairment(s).        
  • Addressing any accessibility issues that arise for the students.       
  • Ensuring the Testing Center is available for proctoring test when necessary. 
  • Provide resources such as tutoring in select courses, studying and organizational skills, books in alternative formats, and provide assistive technology when necessary.                           

    To register for services the student must: 

    • Be admitted to Tennessee State University through the admissions office                                                          
    • Complete the Registration Form
    • Submit documentation from a licensed medical professional                           
    • Meet with the ODS staff for an intake interview                           
    • Student must provide their course schedule for each semester (ODS will notify instructors of your approved accommodations via email)

Under TSU Procedure No. 6.6.1., it is the expressed policy of the University that discrimination or harassment based upon a disability is prohibited.  If an applicant for employment, employee, student or applicant for admission believes s/he has been discriminated against
or harrased because they have a disability, they should contact the Office of Instituitional Compliance and Title XI (OIC) at 615-963-7435 or visit our office in Kean Hall, Suite 131. 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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