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Disability Services

Student Center, 2nd floor, Suite 230
Telephone: 404/413-1560
Fax: 404/413-1563
Web: www.gsu.edu/disability
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday
8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday during fall and spring
Summer and break hours:
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Monday - Friday

Overview

The Margaret A. Staton Office of Disability Services exists to provide persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs and services offered through Georgia State. The office encourages students to be independent and autonomous individuals who know their learning strengths and develop appropriate coping strategies for academic success.

Services Provided

• Determine eligibility for services by reviewing documentation to determine the existence of a disability and defining the functional limitations of said disability.
• Establish appropriate accommodations by identifying modifications, which mitigate the functional limitations without undermining the essential functions of the job, class, program or service.
• Empower the individual with a disability to communicate these accommodations their supervisor/professor in an appropriate manner.
• When necessary, advocate that such accommodations are made in a timely and effective manner.
• Teach and encourage students to use strategies and adaptive equipment, which mitigate the functional limitations of their disability.

Student Activities, Clubs and Organizations Disability Policy

Georgia State University will provide reasonable accommodations for students who attend or participate in student activities events.*Requests should be made no later than five business days prior to an event unless otherwise specified on the promotional material for that event. Students should contact the office sponsoring the event with the request. The event office should then contact ODS for assistance. Funding for the employment of an interpreter or other personnel deemed necessary by the ODS will be funded by the sponsoring student organization if they are fee funded.

*Student activity events are defined as events that occur under the jurisdiction of recognized student organizations as verified by the Office of Student Life and Leadership.