Accessibility Accommodation Services:
Accessibility Accommodation Services (AAS) We Are Here To Help:
Accessibility Accommodation Services recognizes disability as an aspect of diversity
that is integral to society and to our campus community. Accessibility is an essential
feature of Grambling State campus, and we strive to create an inclusive community
for our students, faculty, staff, and guests. Over 200 students with ADD/ADHD, learning,
medical, physical, and/or psychological disabilities receives and participate services
from our programs.
Grambling State University is committed to ensuring that qualified students with documented
disabilities receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations. Academic accommodations
and support services are provided to ensure equal access to educational opportunities
to GSU students with disabilities, The mandate to provide reasonable academic accommodations
does not extend to adjustments that would “fundamentally alter” the nature of the
course, course components or course requirements.
In order to fully evaluate a student’s request for academic accommodations or auxiliary
aids and to determine eligibility for services, documentation of the student’s disability
is required. Eligibility for accommodations under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation
Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Amendment Act (ADAA) are based on the existence
of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity
affecting one’s ability to fully participate in academic and/or campus life.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Learning disabilities
- Blindness
- Attention deficit disorder
- Deaf or hard of hearing
- Traumatic brain injury
- Emotional and mental challenges
Grambling State University is committed to making otherwise qualified students with
disabilities full participants in its programs, courses, services and activities.
We are guided by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments (ADAA) of 2008. Individuals
will receive reasonable accommodations according to their needs and the documentation
of their disability.
The documentation must include evidence of both a disorder and indicate relevant functional
limitations to a major life activity such as reading, writing, walking, seeing, and
caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, eating, speaking, breathing, hearing,
learning, concentrating, thinking, and communicating, Accommodations are provided
in response to the functional limitations of a disability as they clearly intersect
with academic demands and designed to provide equal access. Documentation is needed
to determine appropriate and reasonable accommodations. Students requesting accommodations
on the basis of a Traumatic Brain Injury must provide an appropriate diagnostic evaluation
administered by trained and qualified (i.e., certified and/or licensed) professionals
(e.g., medical doctors, psychologists, neuropsychologists,).
The Required Information must be on official letterhead stating the applicant’s name
and date of birth and must be signed and dated by the certifying professional. The
diagnostic report must include:
- Clear disability diagnosis, including a clinical history that establishes the age
of the student at the initial date of diagnosis, last contact with the student, and
any secondary conditions that might be present.
- Procedures used to diagnose the disability.
- Description of any medical and/or behavioral symptoms associated with the disability.
- Discussion of medications, dosage, frequency, and any adverse side effects attributable
to their use.
- Clear statement specifying functional limitations (i.e., substantial limitations to
one or more major life activities and degree of severity) due to the disability and/or
medications for which the student may require accommodations,
- Recommendations for accommodations, including rationale for recommended accommodation.
Remember to reQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS EACH SEMESTER ENROLLED
To receive accommodations, students must complete a confidential registration process
(separate from admissions):
- Complete to online application
- Submit professional documentation of disability, and
- Attend a College Accommodation Planning meeting
