Eligibility Information

At the University of Minnesota, Morris campus, the Disability Services Office is the advocacy office that ensures the civil rights of students with documented disabilities and remedies barriers that may hinder their success.

Disability Services:

• obtains and files disability-related documents
  
• certifies eligibility for services
  
• determines reasonable accommodations
  
• develops plans for the provision of such accommodations.
  
• Reasonable accommodations are provided to ensure access to all University courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities, including those that are off-site, such as study abroad, field trips, student teaching, internships, and field work.
  
• The Disability Services Office also provides or arranges a variety of auxiliary services to the University community, such as document conversion, assistive technology, exam modifications, and academic assistance.

At the University of Minnesota, Morris campus, the Disability Services Office is the designated office that obtains and files disability-related documents, certifies eligibility for services, determines reasonable accommodations, and develops plans for the provision of such accommodations. Reasonable accommodations are provided to ensure access to all University courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, and facilities, including those that are off-site, such as study abroad, field trips, student teaching, internships, and field work.
The Disability Services Office provides or arranges a variety of auxiliary services to the University community, such as document conversion, assistive technology, exam modifications, and academic assistance.

Verifying Eligibility for Services
The Disability Services Coordinator verifies that a student has a disability and registers students with disabilities for services provided through the office. Students who are determined to be non-disabled are referred to other campus and community resources, such as Academic Assistance or UMM Student Counseling for assistance.

Accommodation cannot be provided until documentation is complete. However, individual instructors may be willing to make minor adjustments to a course. See Self-Advocacy Skills for advice about how to talk with your professors.

If the initial documentation is incomplete or inadequate to determine the extent of the disability and reasonable accommodations, the office has the discretion to require additional documentation. Any cost of obtaining additional documentation is also borne by the student. If the University desires a second professional opinion, the University bears the cost.

The Disability Services Coordinator verifies that a student has a disability and registers students with disabilities for services provided through the office; students who are found to be non-disabled are referred to other campus and community resources for assistance. Pending receipt of documentation, the Disability Services Coordinator reserves the right to deny services or accommodations.