Disability Support Services

Who to Contact

The Director of Student Activities (OSA) serves as the Disabilities Support Services Coordinator for the Prescott campus. Reasonable accommodation is available to those students qualifying for services who request assistance, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. For more information or to call and schedule an appointment, contact Nancy Jensen in Building 18 or at 928-777-6931. All meetings are confidential.

Requesting Services and Required Documentation

It is recommended that students requesting services schedule a meeting with the Disabilities Support Services Coordinator prior to entering classes at Embry-Riddle. Students are required to complete a Request for Services form, along with a Release of Information form. Additionally, formal documentation substantiating the disability must be provided from a licensed professional. Documentation must be current in order to be useful in making accommodation decisions; typically, this would mean that such documentation is not more than three years old. Students needs are addressed on an individual basis with regard to their specific disabilities, academic and career goals, learning styles, and objectives for personal development.

Embry-Riddle is committed to providing educational support services to students with documented disabilities.

Services include, but are not limited to, academic advisement and planning, registration assistance and advance registration, academic intervention and study skills programs, peer tutoring, special testing arrangements, additional academic accommodations, advocacy, counseling, and facilitation of physical access.

Testing and Evaluation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University does not provide diagnostic testing, but will make referrals for evaluation by area specialists. Costs incurred as a result of such testing are the responsibility of the individual student.

Restrictions

Because certain academic programs are FAA-certified, those programs are subject to regulation by that agency. Therefore, regulatory limitations may delay or preclude participation in those programs by persons with certain disabilities. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Services coordinator when considering a program of study for information regarding eligibility concerns or campus specific services.

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