Disability Services

Extending the opportunities of higher education to people with disabilities is a high priority at Wright State. The university's Office of Disability Services offers programs to promote each student's academic, personal, physical, and vocational growth so that people with physical and learning disabilities can realize their full potential.

Physical Support Services—These services are designed to enable each student to be as independent as possible. Included are the services of personal assistance with daily hygiene requirements, handicapped parking areas, assistance in locating adapted housing off campus, training in the activities of daily living to achieve a greater degree of independence, and the coordination of campus mobility orientation for students who have visual impairments. WSU's underground tunnel system provides easy access to virtually all campus buildings. Students have access to all areas of Montgomery County via the completely accessible public transit system.

Academic Support Services—These services are designed to assist students with physical and learning disabilities in meeting all academic requirements at the university. Students with documented disabilities may receive classroom accommodations such as sign language interpreters, lab assistance, or reader/writer service. The Office of Disability Services can administer exams outside the normal classroom for students needing additional time and/or reading and writing assistance due to disability-related limitations. Counseling for issues regarding academics is also available.

Technology Center—The Technology Center provides classroom materials in alternative formats that include audio cassette tapes, computer disks, braille, and image enhancement.

Career and Vocational Support Services—These services assist students with physical and/or learning disabilities in making career choices, and in the planning and development of their careers. Opportunities also exist for students to have various work site experiences. These methods allow students to make realistic decisions about future careers and ensure that the students are able to meet the demands of their chosen occupations.

In addition to the 140 clubs and organizations that are open to students, Wright State has several extracurricular programs that offer unique opportunities for students with disabilities. These programs include adapted athletics, intramurals and recreation.

Eligibility

Applicants requiring services available to students with physical and/or learning disabilities should contact the Office of Disability Services prior to enrollment. A pre-service interview and professional documentation of disability are required prior to utilization of our services. The purpose of the interview is to assess disability-related needs and to plan services accordingly. Most services are provided to students at no cost, however fee-based services such as personal assistance and out of class reader/writer assistance can be billed directly to agencies or students.

Application Process for the Office of Disability Service

Eligibility and Preservice Interview

Applicants MUST submit prior to their pre-service interview:

1. A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR SERVICES FORM
2. A COPY OF PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTATION OF DISABILITY*
3. A LIST OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
   (Individual Education Plan or letter from previous college)
4. A TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR OTHER SCHOOLS
   (This is in addition to the one submitted to Admissions. It is important to remember that your Application for services through the Office of Disability Services is separate and not connected to the application to the university. Wright State has adopted a college preparatory curriculum policy. Because our program is supportive in nature rather than remedial, we have found that students with disabilities who are most successful at the university level have taken a college preparatory curriculum in high school. If a student has completed a general high school curriculum, we recommend that consideration be given to entering a two-year college as a more realistic path to Wright State University.

* PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE:

• Learning Disabilities: A psychoeducational assessment using acceptable testing instruments and measures. The assessment must give specifics of the learning disability that is clearly supported by the data in the assessment.
• Attention Deficit Disorder: Testing assessment using acceptable testing instruments and measures. Provide specifics of how learning and academic activities are impaired in an academic setting that is supported by the data in the testing assessment.
• Psychological Disorder: Testing evaluation using acceptable testing instruments. Provide specifics of how learning and academic activities are impaired in an academic setting that is supported by the data in the evaluation.
• Disabilities involving Medical, Physical, Hearing or Visual Impairments can be certified by a physician or counselor.

Office of Disability Services -- E-mail: disability_services@wright.edu
Open Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
023 Student Union
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Telephone: (937) 775-5680 Fax: (937) 775-5699 TTY: (937) 775-5844

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