Disability Services

Shenandoah University is committed to providing equal access to the University programs, events, and services to all students with disabilities.

Our mission is to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations and support services that will assist students in achieving their academic and professional goals. The Office of Learning Resources and Services collaborates with students, faculty and staff to create an educational environment that is equitable and inclusive for all members of the university community.

As part of Shenandoah University’s commitment to upholding the letter and spirit of the laws that ensure equal treatment of people with disabilities, the university recognizes and adheres to the mandates of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. It is the policy of Shenandoah University that no otherwise qualified individual is denied reasonable and appropriate access to or participation in any program or activity of the university because of a disability. Pursuant to this policy, the university’s Office of Learning Resources and Services (located in the Academic Enrichment Center) is a resource for students, faculty and staff. Individuals who have a documented disability should request assistance from the director. Faculty and staff charged with assisting those with disabilities may utilize the services of the director as a source of expertise and assistance.

Please contact the Office of Learning Resources and Services with questions or to request the appropriate forms be sent to you.

 

• • Registering For Disability Services And Obtaining Accommodations

  • Rights and Responsibilities For Students and Faculty

  • Handbook Of Services For Faculty, Staff And Students

  • Virginia Higher Education Guidelines For Students With Disabilities

  • Emotional Support Animal Policy

  • Submit a ESA Documentation Form

  • Take Your Exams at the Office of Learning Resources & Services 

  My goal while I’m at SU is to make the campus more aware of me and my disability. For the purpose of them understanding that it doesn’t matter what I have “wrong” with me, but that I’m just as normal as the next person. I am visually impaired, and I am the only one of the few visually impaired students on campus that walks with a vision cane. Shenandoah promotes diversity! It’s the littlest things that make the biggest difference!

  Kierstan Ellis | English Education, ’19