Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Support is provided to ensure that students with disabilities receive accommodations needed to achieve academic success. Consultation with faculty is provided when there are academic issues related to a student's disability.
Maryville University honors and provides reasonable accommodations for students who meet
qualifications of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law that protects any person with a "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits that person in one or more major life activity, has a record of such impairment or is regarded as having such an impairment." This includes, but is not limited to, persons with mobility impairments, loss of one or more limbs, blind/vision impairments, deaf/hearing impaired, mental/psychological disorders, cosmetic disfigurement and serious contagious and non-contagious diseases. Persons who have suffered from drug addiction in the past are protected, but only if they are not currently using illegal drugs.
To obtain services, a student must:
- Be accepted into Maryville University
- Complete a Special Accommodations Form
- Self-identify that he/she has a disability
- Provide documentation of a disability with a rationale for educational recommendations from a qualified professional
- Submit requests for accommodations in a timely manner
Students are responsible for seeking assistance and making
their needs for accommodations known.
Services provided:
Notification and consultation with faculty regarding implementation of appropriate accommodations.
- Free peer tutoring
- Distraction-free testing environments (Test Form)
- Note takers, tape recorders, readers, interpreters and other accommodations to assist with achievement of academic goals
Confidentiality will be respected at all times. No information
will be released without student consent.
"The Academic Success Center at Maryville University was the most professional and hands-on group that I had ever come across. I never thought that faculty and staff within a university could actually care about ME so much. Every single individual who aided me in the Academic Success Center made me feel like I was able to accomplish anything, and they somehow got me over the 'fear' of looking to others for help. I knew that they were always there for me, and I have them and only them to thank for my academic successes, as well as successes outside of the classroom. They truly did instill that confidence in me that I never had before, and I am forever thankful!"
"I don't know what I would have done without the support and guidance given to me by the staff working at the Academic Success Center at Maryville University. They provided tutors for any subject I was struggling in and always went out of their way to work around my class schedule. They have an endless amount of resources on hand, and if they don't have it, they make every attempt to get it or come up with an alternative solution. As a student who struggled academically, it was extremely comforting to know I hard a place to go that I could ask for help without being made to feel stupid or lazy. The Academic Success Center provides a quiet work environment and is full of positive people who welcome anyone who is willing to help themselves. It is the one place I have found that I can be honest about my academic struggles and always know I will walk out feeling better about myself and my college experience!"
