Services for Students with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation for persons with known disabilities will be made in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. No person with a known disability will be intentionally excluded from participation in, be denied benefit of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination under any University policy, program, service, or in relation to employment because of a disability. University programs and facilities are intended to be accessible to persons with disabilities as required by law.

Ottawa University offers a wide range of accommodations and services for students with disabilities.  Examples include extended testing times, accessible parking, accessible housing, and interpreters for the deaf. Students wishing to receive an accommodation for a disability should contact the Disabilities Services Coordinator.

The Disabilities Services Coordinator at the Ottawa, Kansas location is Bekah Wadkins and can be reached at 785-248-2349 or bekah.wadkins@ottawa.edu. Students attending the Arizona campus should contact Andrew Potter at 623-233-7596 or andrew.potter@ottawa.edu for academic accommodations; Sarah Eberle at 623-233-7611 or sarah.eberle@ottawa.edu for non-academic accommodations. Students attending in Overland Park, Brookfield, or online should contact Dr. Kristen Moore at 913-266-8604 or kristen.moore@ottawa.edu. Students will be assisted in completing the request form and advised on the medical documentation required for an accommodation to be made.  The file of the materials submitted by the student will be kept confidential.  Only those employees required to know of a student’s disability will be privy to this information. For the complete policy and forms, go to http://www.ottawa.edu/footer/disability-services.

For information on Emotional Support Animals, please find the forms and policy at https://www.ottawa.edu/disability-services. For further information, you may contact ADA Coordinator Carrie Stevens at carrie.stevens@ottawa.edu.

To file a grievance regarding rights under this section, please contact the Associate Vice President of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Carrie Stevens at 785-248-2326 or carrie.stevens@ottawa.edu.