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Michael Ritter
ODS Coordinator

Location:
Eder Hall, Room 203N

Phone:

(816) 271-4330

Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm


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ACCOMMODATIONS

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) works with each student on a case-by-case basis to determine and implement appropriate and reasonable accommodations.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires an institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability provided that accommodation does not create an undue hardship. Accommodations will not be made to course or degree requirements which are considered to be essential.

Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Extended Time for Quizzes and Exams

  • Testing in a Distraction-Reduced Environment

  • American Sign Language Interpreters

  • Peer Note Takers

  • Converting printed text to digial text

Services NOT provided by Disability Services:

  • Tutoring/individual instruction (this is available to all students in the Center for Academic Support in the Hearnes Center)
  • Personal aides or attendants
  • Modified classwork
  • Learning disability testing
  • Transportation services

TYPICAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Learning Disabilities

  • Notetakers

  • Alternative testing

  • Textbooks on tape

  • Computer with speech input

  • Separate testing room

  • Tape recorders

Hearing Impairments

  • Notetakers

  • Assistive listening devices

  • Sign language and oral interpreters

Health Impairments

  • Notetakers

  • Schedule modification

  • Flexible attendance requirements

  • Alternative testing

Mobility Impairments

  • Notetakers

  • Scribes

  • Lab assistants

  • Assistance with writing homework and doing library research

  • Alternative testing

  • Computer with speech input

Visual Impairments

  • Textbooks on tape

  • Lecture notes, handouts, tests on disk or enlarged format

  • Computer with speech output, Zoom Text and a scanner with OCR software

  • Alternative testing

These accommodations are not automatic. Each student must qualify for each accommodation..
 
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