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Accessibility Services Center

The Accessibility Services Center aims to cultivate an accessible and inclusive community where students with permanent and temporary disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of campus life. We facilitate student advocacy, learning, and access through partnerships with students, faculty, and staff.

The Accessibility Services Center (ASC) offers accessibility related services to students who have a documented medical condition or disability in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008. Accommodations can be established within the classroom and clinical settings to ensure equal access. Each accommodation request initiates an interactive 1:1 process between the student and center staff to find what accommodations and services best meet a student's needs.

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Over 330

Over 330 students registered for services, including learners from each college and program offered. There was over a 10% increase of learners registered with the Accessibility Services Center from Spring 2023 to Fall 2024.

53%

Fifty-three percent of our learners identify as neurodiverse, including ASD, ADHD, learning disabilities and psychiatric diagnoses. Additionally, we work with students with multiple disabilities and medical conditions. Nearly 18% of our learners identify with having multiple conditions, a 6% increase since last academic year.

Over 525

Over 525 1:1 consultations were conducted to ensure students receive the proper accommodation plan that fits their needs, support and advocacy.

ASC Services

The Accessibility Services Center (ASC) has the responsibility of providing appropriate assistance to students with disabilities and guidance to faculty in facilitating accommodations and determining what is a reasonable accommodation.

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Correspond or meet with you to start the interactive process. This includes assisting with completing the request for services form and discussing possible accommodations.
Consider disability accommodations provided to you at previous educational institutions.
Review documentation of disability status and recommendations from appropriate health providers who have assessed your medical condition or disability.
Establish reasonable accommodations for you to ensure equal access is provided in a manner that does not fundamentally alter essential elements of academic programs. This includes writing an official accommodation plan for you.
Conduct periodic reviews and established check-in with you to ensure accommodations are meeting your individual needs.

Coordinate with faculty on the provision of accommodations.
Provide consultation services to the faculty and to you when adjustments to the accommodation plan may be required due to specific course/clinical requirements or when questions arise concerning what is a reasonable accommodation.
Provide accommodation resources for faculty/staff.

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Explore the resources available for faculty and staff who serve students who identify themselves as having physical, psychological, sensory, or learning disabilities.

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The ASC is located in Suite 2031 on the second floor of the UNMC Student Life Center (3908 Jones St Omaha, NE 68105). Find us on the map.

Accommodation Request Process

It is your responsibility as a student to disclose and request accommodations. You are responsible for initiating the accommodation request process by contacting the Accessibility Services Center to formally request services and reasonable accommodations based on a disability. Once the connection is made, the interactive process will begin to formulate an individual accommodation plan.

While you can inquire about or request accommodations at any time during the academic year, it is important to understand that accommodations are not retroactive in nature. You should complete the accommodation request process as soon as possible, ideally prior to the start of the semester and at any time where additional accommodations may be needed. All accommodation services are provided on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the need of the student is being met appropriately.

Understand your student responsibilities in the accommodations process.

Step 1: Determine whether you are eligible for services.

Step 2: Complete the Self-Identification Form.

Step 3: Submit documentation related to the diagnosis.

Step 4: Schedule and complete an Intake Meeting with ASC Staff.

Students who have a documented medical condition or disability that substantially limits a major life activity, both temporary and permanent, may qualify for accessibility-based services from the Accessibility Services Center.

Though not an exhaustive list, some examples of substantially limiting diagnoses could include those with physical, psychological, medical or learning conditions. Examples include: ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, mobility concerns, Type 1 diabetes.

You should self-identify to the center in advance of classes starting, or as soon as possible, once the disability is identified and when seeking all accommodations in courses including the classroom and clinical experience settings. Accommodations are not retroactive.

Complete the Self-Identification Form to provide information about your previous accommodations and what you are requesting in your current program. It helps the center to determine your particular needs and individual requests.

You must provide appropriate documentation by a treating provider on official letterhead from the provider's office. It must contain the following:

the diagnosis
functional limitations caused by diagnosis
recommendations for accommodation.

Documentation can be emailed to UNMCASC@unmc.edu or faxed to 402-559-9671.

The center has the ability to request additional documentation if the original documentation provided is not sufficient to determine reasonable accommodations by requesting your provider to complete the Provider Evaluation Form.

To help streamline the process, we have established a form for Nebraska System students to complete to gather their previous accommodation documentation. If you have recently graduated from UNK, UNL, or UNO in the past five years, please let the center know. We will send you a form via DocuSign to complete. Once we have the completed form, we will connect with the institution to have the accommodation records sent over to the ASC.

Your Student Responsibilities After an Accommodations Plan is Formulated

You are responsible for sending your accommodation plan to each faculty, each semester that you plan on utilizing your accommodations.
If changes need to be made to your current accommodation plan, you are responsible for reaching out to the center as soon as possible to self-disclose that changes in accommodations are necessary.
You must follow the specific procedures outlined in the accommodation request process provided by the center for obtaining appropriate accommodations, modifications and/auxiliary aides.
You should understand that accommodations plans may need to be modified for the clinical training components of a particular UNMC academic program. If you anticipate a need for modified accommodations during clinical training, you should contact the center as soon as possible in advance of the clinical experience. If clinical accommodations are necessary, you are responsible for engaging in an additional intake meeting to establish reasonable accommodations.