To Register with the Office of Disability Services:
- You must be accepted as a student, or employed at Appalachian State University.
- Complete the Student Disability Disclosure Form or Employee Disability Disclosure Form;
- Mail or fax a copy of your in-depth, current, and comprehensive documentation (please review documentation guidelines specific to your needs) along with the above disclosure form to:
Office of Disability Services
Appalachian State University
Suite 003 Anne Belk Hall
ASU Box 32158
Boone, NC 28608
(ph) (828) 262-3056
(fax) (828) 262-7904
- After ODS has received and reviewed documentation individuals will be contacted regarding their eligibility status. If determined eligible for reasonable accommodations, individuals will be asked to schedule a meeting with ODS. During this meeting, available services and approved reasonable accommodations will be discussed and implemented via an Accommodation Plan.
Please allow four to six weeks to complete the registration process. No reasonable accommodations can be provided until the registration process has been completed.
Students enrolled through the Office of Extension and Distance Education must follow the ODS' Extension and Distance Education Procedure in order to register with ODS.
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) assists eligible students and employees with documented disabilities by determining and coordinating reasonable academic or workplace accommodations. Consistent with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, it is the policy of Appalachian State University that "no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance.”
It is the responsibility of the individual to provide the Office of Disability Services with a Disability Disclosure Form and current, in-depth documentation to support the request for accommodation(s). Due to the confidential nature of such documentation, individuals are responsible for showing their individual Accommodation Plan to their instructors or supervisors and discussing how to access the requested accommodation(s) within the university classroom, program or place of employment.
It is the responsibility of the Office of Disability Services to determine eligibility based on current in-depth documentation, meet with the individual, and create an Accommodation Plan which reflects reasonable accommodations.
It is the responsibility of the university to provide the reasonable accommodations stated in the Accommodation Plan.
Visitors who need accommodations please contact the Office of Disability Services directly.
