Office of Student Accessibility Resources
William Woods University (WWU) is committed to granting reasonable accommodations to its rules, policies, or services when such accommodations may be necessary to afford students with disabilities an equal access to opportunity. Disability: Students must have a documented or visible impairment as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1990, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Students must self-disclose the disability or disabilities to request academic or nonacademic accommodations, and disclosure of a disability is always voluntary. Reasonable Accommodation: Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to academic tasks by providing an alternative way to accomplish the course requirements, and by eliminating or reducing disability-related barriers. Reasonable accommodations provide accessibility to the campus environment, enabling students with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to participate without discrimination. Student Accommodation Request: Students can submit an online request to the office of Student Disability Services (SDS) by accessing the Owlnet Disability webpage or by contacting SDS through email, mail, fax, phone or an office visit to Woods Academic Building Room 109. After SDS receives the request, the student is interviewed by SDS staff and documentation is requested. When student documentation is submitted, the student receives a written response of approval/denial of accommodations granted. All student information is confidential.