Diverse Abilities & Accommodations
About this office
The office of Diverse Abilities and Accommodations at Vincennes University offers resources to all students with disabilities. Staff in the office of Diverse Abilities and Accommodations and Student Services Office at Jasper are committed to creating a “safe place” where students with disabilities feel respected and valued, and where they find meaningful support from caring professionals who encourage them to be independent and successful, as well as vital, contributing members of our community.
Our Mission
Help students with diverse abilities participate more fully in educational programming, benefit from an accessible environment and achieve greater academic and personal success. The promotion of student independence and self-advocacy is instrumental to our mission and remains a major tenet of our philosophy for working with all our students.
accommodations
High School vs. College
If you are a recent high school graduate, you may be confused by the changes with
which you are faced and unsure what to expect as you prepare for college.
Academic Accommodations
Staff in the Diverse Abilities and Accommodations office at Vincennes University is
happy to help all qualified students with diverse abilities obtain reasonable accommodations
from their professors.
Accuplacer Testing with Accommodations
If you have a documented disability and require additional accommodations for your Accuplacer (placement) exam at VU Jasper, we can help. Contact 812-482-3030 to get started.
Service & Assistance Animals
It is the policy of Vincennes University that service animals assisting students and
other individuals with diverse abilities are generally permitted in all VU facilities
and programs that are open to the general public.
Community Resources
Vocational Rehabilitation is a governmental agency, which provides services to assist
people with disabilities in preparing for, obtaining or retaining employment.
Faculty Resources
All members of the Vincennes University community share in the University's responsibility
of accommodating students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities and should
prepare for the possibility of being approached by individuals who have accommodation
requests.
Disability Law and Grievance Procedures
All colleges and universities are required by the law to publish grievance procedures
for students to use if they feel they are the victims of discrimination, of any type.
Helpful Information
The resources offered through the office of Diverse Abilities and Accommodations and the Student Services Office at the Jasper Campus help students overcome or compensate for obstacles related to a physical, emotional, learning or other disability. This includes:
- Endorsement of reasonable classroom accommodations with faculty
- Assistance in obtaining alternative format textbooks (e-text) and assistive technology
- Arrangements for sign language interpreter and captioning services
- Referral to community agencies. Services are designed to assist all students with diverse abilities in navigating the accommodation process and learning self-advocacy skills for the college environment
Staff also assists faculty by distributing information through group educational presentations and individual consultations, and by coordinating with them to ensure that the most appropriate accommodations are provided to students with diverse abilities.
Under the law, professors are responsible for ensuring students with disabilities receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations in their classes; however, as a student with a diverse ability you are responsible for initiating and maintaining communication with each of your professors and for following through with your assigned responsibilities in the process.
The roles of the Diverse Abilities and Accommodations and Jasper Student Services Offices are to assist the University in determining your eligibility for the specific college-level accommodations you are requesting, to advocate on your behalf with your professors, to assist you and your professors in setting up reasonable academic accommodations, and to locate the resources you need to be more successful in the college environment.
The University never charges any additional costs to a qualified student for the provision of reasonable and appropriate accommodations for a diverse ability.
All currently enrolled Vincennes University Jasper students with disabilities are invited to register with the VU Jasper Student Services Office in order to receive the most appropriate accommodations in their classes.
Please complete registration with the VU Jasper Director of Student Services at the earliest date possible since reasonable accommodations that necessitate additional staff or funding, contractual arrangements through an outside vendor, or structural modification or purchase (such as adaptive or assistive technology) may require longer than sixty (60) days to be arranged.
In rare instances, accommodation requests that are not made in a timely fashion may be delayed. Please be prepared to provide professional documentation/evidence of a disability and the need for specific accommodations.
Jasper Campus:
Taylor Scott, M.S.
Student Success Coordinator
Katheryn Hollander
Student Services Secretary
Contact Information:
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm
VU Jasper Administration Building, Room 201
Phone: 812-482-3030
Fax: -812-481-5960
Email: VUJC-adm@vinu.edu
Vincennes Campus:
Jill Steele, MPA
Director of Diverse Abilities and Accommodations
Laura Pease, AS
Secretary
Contact Information:
Phone: 812-888-4501
Fax: -812-888-2087
Email: Disabilityservices@vinu.edu
