Skip to main content

Secondary Menu

  • Hotline
  • Contact Us
  • Give Now

Call to Action Menu

  • Visit Us
  • Apply Now
Enter the terms you wish to search for.
Search type:
Information for:

Information Menu

  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni & Development
  • LaunchBox
  • Calendar
Penn State DuBois Home
Penn State DuBois Home
Penn State DuBois
Search

Information Menu

  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni & Development
  • LaunchBox
  • Calendar

Secondary Menu

  • Hotline
  • Contact Us
  • Give Now

Call to Action Menu

  • Visit Us
  • Apply Now

Main navigation

  • This is Penn State
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Athletics
  • Campus Life
  • Community Education
Information for:

Information Menu

  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni & Development
  • LaunchBox
  • Calendar

Main navigation

  • This is Penn State
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Athletics
  • Campus Life
  • Community Education
  1. Home

Requesting Adjustments, Aids, and Services

Procedures for Requesting Adjustments, Aids, and Services

The student must self-disclose the need for services to the Office for Student Disability Resources.  The student should schedule an appointment for an intake interview.  The student is required to provide diagnostic documentation from a licensed professional.  It is the responsibility of the student to obtain the documentation and present a copy to the Disability Resources Coordinator for review.  The documentation must meet Penn State’s guidelines for documenting a disability.  For further information, go to our website.

The documentation must include the student’s specific current functional impairments and describe how the impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities.  

 Students interested in obtaining disability services should begin the process as early as possible and before classes begin.  If additional information is needed during the process, the review could be delayed, which could also delay the delivery of the adjustments, aids, and/or services. 

 Steps for Obtaining Services

  1. Student self-discloses need for services to the Office for Student Disability Resources.
  2. Intake meeting is scheduled between Office for Student Disability Resources Coordinator and student.
  3. An intake interview is conducted and will include a discussion of reasonable accommodations needed, release of information, confidentiality, possible services, and rights and responsibilities. 
  4. ODS requests, and receives, appropriate documentation of disability.
  5. Documentation is reviewed by OSDR staff to determine appropriateness of information.  If the information does not determine that student has a disability, further information may be requested.
  6. OSDR and student work together to determine necessary accommodations; accommodation letter is drafted. 
  7. Accommodation letter is reviewed with and signed by student.  Student is given copies to present to professors.  Professor signs letter also and returns to Office for Student Disability Resources.

Student is responsible for presenting accommodation letter to faculty.  Student is also responsible for letting ODS know of any problems with the accommodations.

Office for Student Disability Resources (OSDR)

  • Prospective Students

    • Differences between High School and College for Students with Disabilities
  • Current Students

    • Classroom Accomodation Letter
  • Parents and Visitors
  • Faculty and Staff

    • Disabilities Frequently Asked Questions
    • Emergency Evacuation from Offices and Classrooms
    • Statement of Nondiscrimination
    • Syllabus Statement
  • Accessibility Maps and Parking
  • Confidentiality for those with Disabilities
  • Descriptions of Scholarships Available Through OSDR
  • Discrimination & Grievance Procedures
  • Establishing Eligibility
  • Information Request Form
  • Laws Impacting Disability Services in Higher Education
  • Procedures for Exam Adjustments
  • Reasonable Academic Adjustments
  • Requesting Adjustments, Aids, and Services
  • Rights and Responsibilities of Students
  • Scholarship Information
  • Transition

Office for Student Disability Resources (OSDR)

Diana Kreydt

Student Disability Resources Coordinator
[email protected]

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
7:30am - 4:30pm
Additional flexible appointments upon request. 

Location

Swift Building, ​Room 244
1 College Place
DuBois, PA  15801

Phone

814-372-3037
FAX 814-375-4714

Disability Resources

University Park Student Disability Resources
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
ETS Test Taking for Individuals with Disabilities
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 
College Resources for Students with Disabilities
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Americans with Disabilities Act
The 411 on Disability Disclosure
Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
Questions and Answers on Disability Discrimination under Section 504 and Title …
The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities Under Section 504 of the …

Penn State DuBois

1 College Place
DuBois, PA 15801
814-375-4700
Locations of Penn State's campuses throughout Pennsylvania with Penn State DuBois highlighted

Secondary Menu

  • Hotline
  • Contact Us
  • Give Now

Call to Action Menu

  • Visit Us
  • Apply Now
Information for:

Information Menu

  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni & Development
  • LaunchBox
  • Calendar

Footer Menu

  • +This is Penn State
    • History
    • Directions To Campus
    • Campus Map
    • Contact Us
  • +Academics
    • Academic Advising
    • Outreach Corporate Workforce Training
  • +Admissions
    • Admissions Events
    • Contact the Admissions Staff
  • +Tuition & Financial Aid
    • Tuition & Fees
    • Financial Aid
  • +Campus Directory
    • All Faculty & Staff
    • Faculty
    • Staff
  • +Information
    • Lion's Den Cafe Menu
    • PSUAlert
    • Weather and Closings

Connect with Us

  • facebook
  • linkedin
  • twitter
  • instagram
Penn State University
Penn State University

Footer Info Menu

  • Employment
  • Map
  • Contact Us
  • Search
  • Hotlines
1 College Place, DuBois, Pennsylvania 15801 | 814-375-4700

Footer Legal Menu

  • Privacy
  • Non-discrimination
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright
The Pennsylvania State University © 2021