Services for Students with Disabilities

Office of EEO/AA Services
www.vcu.edu/eeoaa
Voice: 804-828-1347 | TTY: 804-828-1420 | FAX: 804-828-7201
Campus location: 901 W. Franklin St., Room 114
Mailing address: PO Box 843022, Richmond VA 23284-3022

See also: Access VCU, a Handbook for Students with Disabilities

  Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal opportunities to benefit from all programs, services and activities offered. Federal and state laws define disabilities as physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities, such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working. Disabilities include, but are not limited to, multiple sclerosis, migraines, chronic fatigue, traumatic brain injuries, cancer, diabetes, lupus, epilepsy, deafness, blindness, attention deficit disorder, specific learning disabilities and psychological disorders.

The Office of Disability Support Services determines appropriate academic adjustments such as program and exam modifications, classroom accommodations and auxiliary aids.

Students with disabilities are responsible for self-identification prior to requesting services and may do so at any time by presenting documentation to their campus coordinator.

Policy Statement for Persons with Disabilities

Virginia Commonwealth University does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the administration of its educational programs and activities, including admission and employment practices, access to or treatment in its programs and services.

The Director of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Services is responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements contained in section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations.

Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the rights provided thereunder, is available by contacting the Office of EEO/AA Services.