Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to students with documented disabilities in order to afford them an equal opportunity to participate in college programs, courses and activities. All accommodation requests come to the Disability Support Services (DSS) office housed under the Learning Resource Center.
Student requesting academic accommodations must provide documentation from a qualified treating professional confirming a diagnosis of a disability.
Documentation can include any one or more of the following:
All information provided on this form will help us to ensure that our students have the appropriate accommodations to grant equal access to academic success at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Please complete questions with as much detail as possible.
The Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilites and Rehabilitiation Act defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity.
The staff in Disability Support Services (DSS) will keep all academic and disability related information confidential, except when given permission by the student to share said information. However, DSS staff are required to disclose information when an individual presents a danger to self or others, when subpoenaed for records or testimony in courts, or due to a need-to-know basis by university officials. Student Initialshave read the above Statement of Confidentiality and fully understand its terms and conditions.