Services for Students with Disabilities

Accommodations, Assistance, & Information for Students

Overview

Virginia Tech is committed to providing appropriate services and accommodations to allow identified students with disabilities access to academic programs. To achieve this goal, the University provides services through the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office.

To be eligible for services, students must identify themselves to the SSD office. Students are also required to provide documentation of their disability. Until the appropriate documentation is provided, SSD cannot support a student’s request for services.

Documentation requirements and guidelines have been established because non-standardized tests and incomplete assessment reports do not enable the staff of SSD to accurately assess a student's accommodation needs.

Accommodations and services are determined on an individual basis. Once appropriate documentation is received, SSD will schedule a follow-up consultation to determine possible accommodations and next steps for the student. These accommodations may not always be the same as the student received in high school or at another college or university.

See Next Steps for information on registering and receiving accommodations through the SSD office.

 

Documentation

 

General Guidelines for Documentation of a Disability

 

Guidelines for Documentation of a Specific Disability

 

 

Accommodations

 

Accommodation Descriptions

 

Accommodation Letter Request Form

 

Accommodation Letter Instructions

 

 

Accommodation Procedures

 

Alternate Text Format Procedures

 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

 

Notetaker Accommodation Procedures

 

Testing Center

 

Additional Services

 

Special Housing Accommodations

 

For Students With Temporary Disabilities/Injuries

 

For Students Seeking Academic Relief or Suspension Appeal

 

Assistance

Academic Coaching at SSD.

Where to find Study Skills assistance at Virginia Tech.

Other Support Services at Virginia Tech.

Watch SSD's Self-Advocacy Video.

 

Information

Meet the SSD Staff

About Captioned Media

Commencement Information

About Personal Attendants

Guidelines for Using Service Animals

SSD Newsletter Archive

Grievance Procedure

Safety and Evacuation Information

 

If you are a prospective Virginia Tech student please see our Prospective Students page.

 

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Last updated: Monday, 29-Apr-2013 13:17:58 EDT