Acceptance to WVU at Parkersburg is based on
applicant’s meeting published admission criteria with no preference
provided on the basis of disability. Persons with disabilities
should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) to plan for
potential accommodation needs.
- Disability related reasonable accommodations
are provided under appropriate circumstances on an individual basis
based upon appropriate documentation of a disability and significant
impairment to functioning and adherence to all WVU policies and
procedures.
- All students requesting disability related
accommodations must complete an
Application for Disability Services. Applications are available
from the Office of Disability Services, and from Jessie Wass,
Instructional Technologist, WVUP Online Education.
- The completed application should be faxed or
mailed to the Office of Disability Services along with appropriate
documentation. Applications or documentation will not be accepted
via e-mail.
- Documentation criteria for specific
disabilities is available online at http://www.wvup.edu/ADA/documentation.htm
, or from the Office of Disability Services.
- A Disability Counselor will review your
documentation and contact you regarding status of its
appropriateness to WVU at Parkersburg documentation criteria.
- When you receive notification that your
documentation is approved, contact the Office of Disability Services
to discuss accommodations.
- A letter authorizing specific accommodations
will be sent by your WVU at Parkersburg Disability Counselor to the
instructor of each course for which an accommodation was authorized
and requested.
- You must contact each of your instructors to
discuss the implementation of each accommodation.
- WVU at Parkersburg provides disability related
reasonable accommodations based upon appropriate documentation of a
disability and significant impairment to functioning.
- A diagnosis of a disorder, condition or
syndrome in and of itself does not automatically qualify you for
accommodations.
- You are responsible for providing appropriate
documentation of your disability and functional limitations prior to
receiving accommodations.
- It is important to plan for accommodations
ahead of time since the process of documentation review and approval
can take time.
- Documentation of your disability must clearly
state the current diagnosis and your specific functional limitations
substantiated by test data.
- Your documentation must include current test
date from a comprehensive evaluation by a qualified professional
that establishes a significant impairment and below normal
functioning.
- An IEP or 504 Plan from the public school
system is not sufficient documentation.
- Documentation criteria for specific
disabilities are available online at
http://www.wvup.edu/ADA/documentation.htm .
- Students are personally responsible for
applying in a timely manner to the WVU at Parkersburg Office of
Disability Services regarding their need for accommodations upon
admission to WVU at Parkersburg and/or acceptance into an Extended
Learning/Online class.
- Students must contact the ODS at the beginning
of each semester to arrange for academic accommodations and complete
a release of information available online
here. The release must be faxed or mailed to the Office of
Disability Services.
- A Disability Counselor, in conjunction with
the student, develops accommodations specific to both the student’s
needs and appropriate documentation.
- Planning and implementation of accommodations
may take time; therefore, you should contact the WVU at Parkersburg
Office of Disability Services or Jessie Wass, Instructional
Technologist, WVUP Online Education, as soon as possible.
- If you experience problems with receiving
accommodations, you should first discuss it with your instructor or
Jessie Wass. If you are unable to resolve the situation, you should
contact your Disability Services Counselor.
- If you feel that you are not being
appropriately accommodated, you may file a complaint with the
Executive Assistant to the President for Policy and Social Justice
at (304) 424-8201.
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