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 Student Support Specialist at their campus:

Ottawa, KS Campus:
Bekah Wadkins
785-248-2349
bekah.wadkins@ottawa.edu

Surprise, AZ Campus: 
Susannah Acres
(623) 246-3547
susannah.acres@ottawa.edu

For non-academic accommodations:
Sarah Eberle
623-233-7611
sarah.eberle@ottawa.edu 

Overland Park, Brookfield, or Online:
Kelsey Arnold
785-248-2313
kelsey.arnold@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 Chancellor of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator, Carrie Stevens at 785-248-2326 or carrie.stevens@ottawa.edu.