Services for Students with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation for persons with known disabilities will be made in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.  No person with a known disability will be intentionally excluded from participation in, be denied benefit of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination under any University policy, program, service, or in relation to employment because of a disability.  University programs and facilities are intended to be accessible to persons with disabilities as required by law.

Ottawa University offers a wide range of accommodations and services for students with disabilities.  Examples include extended testing times, accessible parking, accessible housing, and interpreters for the deaf. Students wishing to receive an accommodation for a disability should contact the Disabilities Services Coordinator. The Disabilities Services Coordinator at the Ottawa, Kansas location is Kelsey Foss and can be reached at 785-248-2582 or kelsey.foss@ottawa.edu; for all other campuses and online students, please contact Dr. Leslie Sherlin at 623-546-7583 or leslie.sherlin@ottawa.edu. Students will be assisted in completing the request form and advised on the medical documentation required for an accommodation to be made.  The file of the materials submitted by the student will be kept confidential.  Only those employees required to know of a student’s disability will be privy to this information. For the complete policy and forms, go to http://www.ottawa.edu/footer/disability-services.

To file a grievance regarding rights under this section, please contact the Associate Vice President of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator/ADA Coordinator Carrie Stevens at 785-248-2326 or carrie.stevens@ottawa.edu.