Disability Related Information
Jacksonville University provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities who need such assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Disability categories can include, but are not limited to, visual, physical, hearing, speech impairments, learning disabilities, and other impairments such as cardiovascular and circulatory conditions, psychological disorders, blood serum illnesses, diabetes, and epilepsy.
A student with a visible or non-visible disability who requests “reasonable accommodation” to his or her condition should provide medical and/or psychological documentation of the disability to the Student Life Office. It is preferable and recommended that documentation be provided immediately after acceptance to the University. Notice of a disability, but not the medical documentation, may be provided by the Student Life Office to any administrator, dean, and/or professor on a need-to-know basis, but only after consultation with the student.
Specialized services are provided through the Student Life Office. Students must request “reasonable accommodations” in a timely manner so that faculty can plan for those accommodations. Students with disabilities are also responsible for maintaining the same academic levels as other students attending class, maintaining appropriate behavior, and providing timely notification of any special needs.
Services provided may include special arrangements when needed (change of rooms, referrals to tutors), letters of classroom accommodation based on medical recommendations and student suggestions and experience, and individual counseling or referral for counseling. Recommendations for “reasonable accommodations” in the classroom may include priority seating, change of classroom, tape recording of lectures, extra time for tests, quizzes, assignments, alternative test formats, etc.