Students With Disabilities Services
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Are you a veteran who is having difficulty finishing examinations? Are you becoming easily distracted in the classroom? Are physical or emotional issues impeding your scholastic performance? Do you wonder if there are ways to reduce your course load without impacting your benefits? Then Students with Disabilities Services is a great resource for you.
A completed application and supporting medical documentation of your disability is all that is needed to apply for academic support services. Medical documentation does not have to come from a military source and provisional accommodations are available with basic documentation of a qualifying condition. No medical documents are shared with anyone without your signed request and approval. All documentation is kept 100% confidential and our services do not appear anywhere on your transcripts or diploma. You control what information is shared and with whom you share it.
Some of the assistance frequently offered to students includes permission to audio record lectures, services of note takers, services of ASL interpreters, and textbooks in alternative format. We also administer examinations in a reduced distraction environment; providing extended time for testing, use of computers, and services of scribes or readers as appropriate. In addition, SDS staff is available to work with faculty, staff, and departments that need assistance in adapting coursework, lectures, or university procedures for students with disabilities.
Military veteran Robert Kindya is available to answer your initial questions and discuss your options. Please contact Mr. Kindya at 974-5772 or rkindya@usf.edu. Additional information about USF veterans services is available at http://www.veterans.usf.edu.