Lipscomb’s office of Disability Services provides accommodations for students with various physical, psychological, developmental and learning disabilities.
Located in the Academic Success Center in the basement of Beaman Library, the office assesses students’ needs individually to provide students with an accommodation plan to help them succeed in the classroom.
Accommodations can include but are not limited to testing accommodations, note-takers for the classroom, audiobooks and accessible classroom tables and chairs.
The office also provides temporary accommodations for students recovering from surgery.
The number of students served by Disability Services makes up seven percent of Lipscomb’s undergraduate student body. Although this number continues to grow, director Kaitlin Shetler feels that greater awareness of Disability Services on campus would encourage more students to get the help they need.
“Everybody learns differently, and sometimes we need help making sure we are completely successful,” Shetler said. “We represent seven percent, but I know a lot more students could probably utilize these services.”
Shetler, who has worked with Lipscomb Disability Services since 2013, enjoys interacting with and learning from the students she serves.
“You get to meet a lot of students with a lot of diversity, a lot of different challenges that people have overcome. It’s really inspiring for me to work with these students.”
To request accommodation from Disability Services, students should make appointments with Shetler and provide documentation of their needs.
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