Student Care

If your injury is impacting multiple facets of your academic and personal life and requires immediate (within 2-3 days) assistance, the students should contact Student Care in the Office of the Dean of Students.  Student Care works with students who experience unexpected life events including hospitalization, loss of a loved one, illness or injury, personal crises, and mental health challenges.  Student Care provides case management support to identify solutions, strategies, and resources to best navigate these unexpected circumstances.  Contact Student Care.

Requesting Disability Access Services (DAS) Assistance

While temporary injuries (e.g., 3-6-month duration) are generally not considered disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, DAS may provide temporary academic assistance as a courtesy service, when feasible. If the student believes assistance is needed from DAS, please contact DAS to make an appointment as soon as possible.  All students with a temporary injury are required to have appropriate documentation of the injury on file with DAS. If you have questions, contact DAS at 541-737-4098 or Disability.Services@oregonstate.edu.

Necessary Documentation

Documentation from a qualified medical professional is required. Documentation should contain the following information:

  • Diagnosis
  • How the condition impacts the student in an educational setting
  • Expected duration of the condition
 Academic Assistance

Please be aware that DAS requires advance notice to coordinate academic assistance.  For information about advance notice please see the service request timeline.

Missed Classes, Deadlines, or Exams

DAS does not excuse absences or coordinate makeup work for students experiencing a temporary injury.  The student should contact their instructor regarding absences, missed deadlines and exams.  If approved by the instructor, DAS may assist with makeup exams.

Notetakers

Students whose injuries impact their ability to take notes are encouraged to work with their instructor and other students in the class to obtain a copy of the notes.  The student may contact DAS to see if there is a DAS notetaker already assigned in the class. If a notetaker has already been assigned, then DAS can arrange to have the notes available to the student.  However, the student must attend class to receive notes. 

For Ecampus students, DAS does not provide notetaking services as students have the ability to have access to the course lecture/information as often as needed.

Alternative Testing

Students whose injuries impact their ability to complete exams in the designated time may request assistance from DAS. DAS will determine if an accommodation (additional time, a scribe, a reader, a test proctor, or adaptive technology) can be provided and is dependent on the type of injury and the amount of time between the request and the test date. 

Students taking STEM/ENGR or courses with major specific terminology should speak with their instructors about other options, as DAS may not have anyone with the subject knowledge to be an effective scribe.

DAS does not provide proctoring services for Ecampus courses. DAS will determine if the student is eligible for an accommodation based on a temporary injury. It is the responsibility of the student to work with Ecampus instructors to ensure implementation of the accommodation.

Out-of-Class Assignments

DAS does not provide assistance for personal study (homework, type papers, etc.).  Students should speak with instructors regarding homework and projects.

Assistive Technology

Students whose injuries impact the ability to read, write, or type in a timely manner should explore the following technologies:

  1. Information about the variety of technologies to make education more accessible.
    1. Trello Accessible Technology (software)

 

  1. Computer screen readers in Canvas:
    1. Ally Alternative Formats or
    2. Immersive Reader

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services

Students whose injuries impact the ability to hear should meet with the Manager of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services to identify possible accommodations.

Campus Accessibility Information

Students whose injuries impact mobility and make it difficult to navigate the OSU campus can find information about the accessibility of buildings/classrooms.  Please review Chapter 17 for more information.

Classroom Relocation

There are a few buildings at OSU that do not have elevator access. If a students’ injury impacts the ability to navigate stairs or access a classroom, DAS may be able to assist with relocating a class to a more accessible location. Please be aware that DAS works with the Registrar's Office to accommodate classroom relocation requests but may not be able to accommodate requests made less than 3 weeks before the start of the term.  Classroom relocation in the middle of the term is rare and dependent on the number of students in the class and availability of another room not currently in use.  For more information about building/classroom accessibility, please see https://ds.oregonstate.edu/accessible-building-information.

 Wheelchair Availability

Corvallis based students may check out wheelchairs from DAS for a maximum of 2 weeks. Please call the DAS office at 541-737-4098 or email Disability.Services@oregonstate.edu for more information.

Other Corvallis-based University Resources

Adaptive Fitness and Rehabilitation

Dixon Recreation Center

Dixon Recreation and Stevens Natatorium are fully accessible to anyone with limited mobility.  An upper body ergometer provides a cardio workout, and the weight room has an equalizer multi-station unit that is wheelchair accessible.

Both pool areas and the hot tub have a lift available to provide access. The Health and Fitness Connection (inside Dixon) also provides athletic training, massage therapy and fitness services to assist with rehabilitation and individualized programs.  For more information, contact Dixon Recreation Center at 541-737-2202, or email Recservices.assist@oregonstate.edu.

Adapted Physical Activity

The PAC 100 class provides individualized attention to students who want to maintain or improve physical fitness.  Instructors work with students to identify fitness goals and then develop fitness programs to meet student goals.

Student Health Services

Students have access to care by medical providers, including physicians and nurse practitioners.  Some services may have associated fees which will be billed to the student.  Student Health Services has accessible doors at the NW entrance.

Crutches

Crutches are available for rent at an affordable rate from Student Health Services.  For more information, please call the Student Health Services at 541-737-9355, or email through the Student Health Services Patient Portal.  If students have not previously accessed the patient portal, instructions can be found on the Student Health Services site.

 Transportation and Parking

On-Campus Transportation

OSU has a free, accessible campus shuttle system (Beaver Bus) that serves the community throughout the academic year.  For more information, visit the Parking Services website.

Off-Campus Transportation

The Corvallis Transit System offers free bus service for everyone within the Corvallis area, and free service for OSU students to some outlying areas.  This may be a helpful alternative for students who cannot get to campus by their usual mode of transport due to an illness or injury.

Additionally, Dial-A-Bus at 541-752-2615 for transportation to and from the OSU campus is available for qualified disabled individuals.

Temporary Accessible Parking Permits

DAS does not issue OSU parking permits. Students are expected to purchase an OSU parking permit from Parking Services.

Students with medical conditions that limit mobility should contact their medical provider or Student Health Services.  If the student qualifies for a temporary parking permit, a medical provider can sign the permit required by the State of Oregon Motor Vehicle Department (DMV).  Permits are available at the DMV.

 Students with a DMV permit and an OSU permit (any level) can park in designated accessible parking spaces, and in metered parking spaces designated for a minimum of one hour.

Please visit http://oregonstate.edu/parking for information about finding accessible parking.

 University Housing and Dining Services

Students who reside in the residence halls and have temporary illnesses or injuries may need additional assistance. Students may want to talk to the Resident Assistant (RA) or Resident Director (RD) about the following:

  • Student ID card reclassification to automatically open the door to the residence hall
  • Temporary room reassignment (in conjunction with DAS)
  • Assistance with meals

 

Valley Library

The administration and staff of the Valley Library endeavor to make the library’s facilities and collection accessible to all members of the OSU community.  More information can be found on the library website -  Accessibility Services.  Persons with accessibility requests may contact the Information desk at 541-737–7295, or valley.reference@oregonstate.edu.

 

Updated:  8/2022