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Disability Support Services


Student Responsibilities 

Obtaining disability accommodations and services is a confidential process that starts with you. 

  • Request accommodations each semester and for each course.
  • Register with the disability support services office at your home university.
  • Remain in contact with your home university’s support office throughout your program.
  • Review the IDEA Student Handbook for details on the entire process.
  • Use the disability support services directory below for guidelines and available services.

Disability Support Services Responsibilities

Your home university disability support services office will contact the necessary offices and people at the teaching university each semester about your approved accommodations.

An illustration with the steps a student should follow to obtain disability accommodations and services. The text on this webpage also describes these steps in detail.


IDEA Commitment 

IDEA is committed to providing equitable learning environments. It is best practice, and we strongly encourage, that all courses, instruction, and learning materials are accessible to students with disabilities per Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Some examples include captioning for video content, transcripts provided for audio podcasts, and making documents accessible to screen readers. Additional information and resources for faculty and students are available through campus disability services offices listed below.

If you experience problems or have questions about the process for requesting accommodations, contact Amanda Burris at IDEA.

Disability Support Services Directory

University of Arkansas
Center for Educational Access
209 ARKU
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Jennifer Michaud, Director
ada@uark.edu
479-575-3104
Auburn University
Office of Accessibility
1228 Haley Center
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5250
accessibility@auburn.edu
Barclay Bentley, Director
bentlbj@auburn.edu
334-844-2096
California State University, Chico

Accessibility Resource Center
Student Services Center 170
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0726
arcdept@csuchico.edu

Holly Hunt, Director, ADA Coordinator
hhunt@csuchico.edu
530-898-5959

Central Washington University

Disability Services
Bouillon Hall 205
(509) 963-2214
DS@cwu.edu

Kendall Smart, Assistant Director
kendall.smart@cwu.edu
509-963-1680

Clemson University
Student Accessibility Services
Class of 56 Academic Success Building
836 McMillan Road Suite 239
Clemson, SC 29634-4060
CUSAS@clemson.edu
Margaret M. Camp, Director
mmcamp@clemson.edu
864-656-6848
Colorado State University
Student Disability Center
TILT. Room 121
801 Oval Dr.
Fort Collins, CO, 80521-8002
sdc_csu@colostate.edu
University of Georgia
Accessibility and Testing
Clark Howell Hall
South Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA 30602-3338
uga.access@uga.edu
Erin Benson, Director
eew@uga.edu
706-542-8719
Iowa State University
Student Accessibility Services
1060 Hixson Lied Student Success Center
215 Beach Rd
Ames, IA 50011-2222
accessibility@iastate.edu
Clara Hernandez, Director
clarakit@iastate.edu
515-294-7220
University of Kansas Medical Center
Academic Accommodation Services
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
ada-kumc@kumc.edu
Alizabeth Ballard, Coordinator
aballard2@kumc.edu
913-945-7035
Kansas State University
Student Access Center
202 Holton Hall
1101 Mid Campus Dr. North
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-1311
accesscenter@k-state.edu
Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson, Director
jasontom@ksu.edu
785-532-6441
Michigan State University
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Bessey Hall, 434 Farm Ln. Room 120
East Lansing, MI 48824-1033
Virginia Rutan, Ability Access Specialist
walkerv4@msu.edu
517-884-1908
Allen Sheffield, Director
mjh@msu.edu
517-884-1903
University of Missouri
The Disability Center
S5 Memorial Union
Columbia, MO 65211
disabilitycenter@missouri.edu
Ashley Brickley, Director
573-882-4696
brickleya@missouri.edu
Montana State University
Disability Services
137 Romney Hall
P.O. Box 173960
Bozeman, MT  59717-3960
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Services for Students with Disabilities
117 Louise Pound Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PO Box 880335
Lincoln, NE 68588
Barbara Woodhead, Director
barbara.woodhead@unl.edu
402-472-3787
North Carolina State University
Disability Services
Holmes Hall Suite 304
2751 Cates Avenue
Campus Box 7509
Raleigh, NC 27695
disability@ncsu.edu
919-515-7653
Mark Newmiller, Director
manewmil@ncsu.edu
919-515-3768
North Dakota State University
The Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources
Main Library, Suite 17
NDSU Disability Services
Dept. 2860, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Molly McKinnon, Director
molly.mckinnon@ndsu.edu 
ndsu.cadr@ndsu.edu
701-231-8463
Oklahoma State University
Student Accessibility Services
Seretean Wellness Center
1514 W. Hall of Fame #103A
Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-7116 
accessibility@okstate.edu
Angie Larison, Intake Specialist
angie.larison@okstate.edu
405-744-7116
South Dakota State University
Disability Services
Student Union 271, Box 2815
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks, Assistant Director
nancy.crooks@sdstate.edu
605-688-4504
Texas Tech University

Student Disability Services
130 Weeks Hall
Box 45007
Lubbock, TX  79409-5007

Larry Phillippe, Managing Director
larry.phillippe@ttu.edu
sds@ttu.edu
806-742-2405