Students taking classes outside on the Clarkson campus

Accommodative Services

Students with Disabilities

Clarkson University assures equal educational opportunities by providing accommodations and services for qualified students with documented disabilities in accordance with Federal Law, specifically the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

By federal law, a person with a disability is any person who:

  1. has a physical or mental impairment;

  2. has a record of such impairment; and

  3. is regarded as having such an impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities such as walking, standing, seeing, speaking, breathing, taking care of oneself, learning.

The Office of Accommodative Services at Clarkson University, located at 100 Price Hall,  is the designated office responsible for maintaining disability related documentation, certifying eligibility for receipt of services, determining reasonable accommodations, and ensuring the provision of those services. All post-secondary disability service providers, including the Director of Accommodative Services at Clarkson University, are held to the Association of Higher Education and Disability Code of Ethics.