ASU Office of Disability Services Student Union Suite 2181 PO Box 360 State University, AR 72467 (Jonesboro) Telephone: 870.972.3964 Fax: 870.972.3351 TDD: 870.972.3458

On behalf of the university, and as the ADA and 504 Coordinator, I would like to welcome you to Arkansas State University, Disability Services. Disability Services focuses on facilitating opportunities to stimulate and create a barrier free environment, eliminating academic, social, and physical obstacles which impede students' access to a higher education. We believe every student has the right to achieve to their highest ability academically, socially, and intellectually. It is important for individuals who anticipate attending ASU to acquaint themselves with our facilities, grounds, rehabilitation services, academic requirements, support services and specific costs. This insight will assist in ensuring academic success.

Prospective and newly admitted students with disabilities have every opportunity to achieve at ASU. The campus offers a variety of programs to ensure student participation in diversified campus activities. These activities address gender, disability, diversity, international, and cultural issues. The University is committed to providing guidance and information and assisting students in making timely preparation and plans for attending college. Other services offered include assistance in evaluating ones strengths and weaknesses and encouraging independence for managing daily academic and non-academic routines. These services are designed to create a successful college experience at ASU.

Sincerely,
Dr. Jenifer Rice-Mason
Director of ASU Disability Services
ADA & 504 Coordinator

Services

Disability Services offers a variety of beneficial support services to students with disabilities. Assistance and accommodations are provided on an individual basis and are determined by the student's documentation that verifies his/her disability. Appropriate accommodations should be requested by the student after verification of his or her disability is received. 
    Support services provided by the Office of Disability Services includes: orientation and registration, intake and assessment, notetaking, test administration with accommodations, Reader Services, computer and technology demonstrations for all students, physical adaptations inside and outside of the classroom, guidance and counseling, priority registration, and Interpreter Services.

To be eligible to receive services students must: 
1. Be accepted for admission at ASU
2. Complete an application in Disability Services
3. Provide documentation of disability to Disability Services. You may ask your doctor to complete out this form if you don't have your documentation readily available.
4. Complete an intake interview to determine appropriate accommodations.
    - An accommodation card that lists the accommodations that may be utilized for the academic year will be given to the student.
    - It is the student's responsibility to show the card to their instructors.

   Contact Disability Services one semester prior to your enrollment at ASU. To qualify you must have a disability which substantially limits one or more major life activities or functions. Qualifying disabilities include, but are not limited to: arthritis, attention deficit disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome, cancer, cardiac diseases, dyslexia, diabetes, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and psychiatric disabilities including forms of depression.

The Goal of Disability Services:
    Arkansas State University Disability Services' goal is to provide students with disabilities access to resources that will enable them to manage daily activities in the university setting. Disability Services is committed to providing opportunities in higher education for students with disabilities who demonstrate reasonable ability for college success. Although ASU does not offer a specialized curriculum for persons with disabilities or assume the role of a rehabilitation center, ASU offers a variety of support services so that students with disabilities are admitted and integrated as completely as possible into the university. Responsibility is shared with the student for modifying campus facilities and programs to meet individual needs. For example, some students may need interpreters, whereas other students may hear or read lips well enough to use classroom note takers. In some cases, students may require both services. Students registered with DS have access to resources that will enable them to manage daily activities in the university setting. ASU offers physical and technological access as well as auxiliary aids, accessible facilities, and reasonable accommodations for the classroom. Physical and programmatic access are also provided. For additional information regarding the accommodation card, tutoring, and other resources (both on and off campus), click on the links to the right.