Disability Services
Centre College is committed to fostering respect for the diversity of the College community and the individual rights of each member of that community. In this spirit, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and expanded by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Centre College seeks to provide disabled students with the support services and other reasonable accommodations needed to ensure equal access to the programs and activities of the College. While the College provides a number of services to support the academic work of all its students, this statement outlines a variety of additional services provided specifically to students with mobility, visual, hearing, or learning disabilities.
Support services for students with disabilities at Centre College are coordinated by the Assistant Dean and Director of the Centre Learning Commons. This person counsels individual students to determine appropriate accommodations and identify resources, and is also available to consult with faculty and staff members.
All incoming students with special needs are invited to complete a confidential special-needs information form. The Assistant Dean then speaks with students who have identified their needs, and on the basis of the special-needs form and appropriate, current documentation, determines the appropriate services and completes the appropriate forms to notify faculty members of a student’s classroom needs. Arrangements for services, equipment, modification of course material, classroom, and other reasonable accommodations may require several weeks’ advance notice. Applicants requiring special services are encouraged to contact the Assistant Dean immediately upon acceptance to make timely provision of needed services possible.
Academic modifications vary according to individual need and preference, as well as course content and mode of teaching. Students are expected to discuss arrangements that might be necessary with their professors at the beginning of each term. The Centre Learning Commons is prepared to assist both students and faculty members in making such accommodations.
Special housing requests based on documented disabilities may be considered through the joint coordination of the Assistant Dean and Director of the Centre Learning Commons, the Director of Housing, and the Director of Parsons Health Services.