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Services for Students with Disabilities (Enlarged PDF)

 Lincoln University is committed to providing equal opportunities to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Register with Disability Services

Students should submit an Accommodation Request Form for disability related services as soon as possible after admittance to the University, in order that expressed needs can be met in a timely manner. Lincoln University reserves the right to require documentation of disabilities.  

 Resources in Disability Services

Disability Services are coordinated through the Office of Career Counseling and Disability Services. The type of service made available is dependent upon documented expressed needs.

Examples of such services may include the following:

·        Provision of text on audio tape for persons with visual impairments

·        Learning disabilities or physical impairments

·        Readers for visually impaired students

·        Interpreters for the hearing impaired

·        Note takers

·        Access to chair-lifts and/or elevators

·        Accessible parking

·        Coordination with agencies providing services for persons with disabilities

Lincoln University provides effective communication is provided by making documents available upon request in Braille, large print, audio recording, and an accessible format. Videos and television programs may be provided by captioning. Please request auxiliary aides or services in a timely manner to ensure effective communication. The University also provides on-campus-housing accommodations for students with disabilities.

Accessibility and On-Campus Accommodations

If students find that an academic program is inaccessible, they should report this to the Coordinator of Disability Services or the academic dean of their college. Inaccessibility to extra-curricular programs or activities may also be reported to the Coordinator of Disability Services. Every effort will be made to make programs accessible.

 

·        Disability Service Forms
 

·        Procedures for Students Requesting Services

 

·       Procedures for Students without Documentation

 

·       Guidelines on Submitting Documentation for Disability Services

 

·      Interpreting Services for the Hearing Impaired

 

·       Parking for Persons with Disabilities

 

·        Notice of Non-Discrimination

 

·        Course Accommodation Policy

 

·        Service Animals Policy and Guidelines

 

·        Evacuation Plan for Persons with Disabilities 

 

 

Disability Services Contact Information: 

Coordinator of Disability Services
304 Founders Hall
Phone: 573-681-5162
Fax: 573-681-5165

Text: 573-238-8084
E-mail: 
disabilityservices@lincolnu.edu