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If you are a new student, please fill out the following AIM Application to be enrolled in the Disability Services Program. After completing the AIM Application, you will receive an automated email that encourages you to make an appointment with Taylor Smith, Assistant Director of Disability Services, to discuss your needs and the accommodations for which you qualify. Intake appointments can be held in person, on Zoom, or over the phone. Appointments can be scheduled by contacting the Accommodations Specialist at 541-962-3235 or disabsvc@eou.edu.
Please note: The accommodation(s) a student receives are dependent upon their documented disability.
The Disability Services Office provides alternative text formats for students who have been approved for this accommodation. Audio Text is delivered through a text-to-speech program called Kurzweil 3000. Kurzweil 3000 reads digital files aloud and provides other useful tools such as bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking. If a student qualifies to receive audio text (E-Text), our office will email the student a username and password to access Kurzweil 3000, along with instructions on how to upload files to the website. If the student has any issues navigating the website, they are encouraged to call the Accommodations Specialist at 541-962-3235.
Please Note: If a student qualifies to receive Alternative Text as an accommodation, they must sign a new Alternative Text Agreement Form at the beginning of every term. The Disability Services Office will email the student a new Alternative Text Agreement Form prior to the start of each academic term.
Our office also provides a speech-to-text program called Dragon Naturally Speaking. Computers located in the Disability Services Office are equipped with a speech-to-text program called Dragon NaturallySpeaking. All EOU students also have access to the “voice typing” tool located in Google Documents..
Alternative Testing Arrangements are made on an individual, case-by-case basis during the initial intake appointment with the Assistant Director of Disability Services. A student may receive one or many of the following testing accommodations:
Alternative Testing Policy
The student should schedule to take their test in the Testing Center by emailing their office at Testing@eou.edu. Students should email their office at least two days prior to the exam/quiz date.
In the email the student should include:
(Please Note: The student must schedule to take the exam at the same time it is given in class. The student is only able to change the testing time and date if it has been approved by the instructor.)
The Testing Center will email the instructor and request a copy of the exam. On the testing date, the student should go to the Testing Center Office instead of class to take the exam/quiz.
For tests and quizzes administered through Canvas (Could apply to Online, Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Courses):
Once your professor receives the academic accommodation notification through their email, they are asked to extend the time allotted on all upcoming quizzes and exams. Students are asked to check that all tests and quiz times have been extended through Canvas. If you notice your test and quiz times have not been extended, please contact the Accommodation Specialist at 541-962-3235.
The Disability Services Office currently offers a limited supply of Livescribe Smartpens for approved students to checkout. Livescribe Smartens are designed to digitally record your handwritten notes and syncs them with class audio.
TUTOR: The Disability Services Office (DSO) works collaboratively with the Learning Center and utilizes many of the same resources. If the student needs a tutor for one of their classes, the DSO will show them how to schedule a tutoring appointment through WC online. If the student is having difficulty scheduling an appointment or accessing a tutor, they should let the DSO know immediately. Please contact the DSO at 541-962-3235 or disabsvc@eou.edu.
MENTOR: The DSO will provide the student with a Mentor. The DSO will email the student with their Mentor’s name and contact information. It is the student’s responsibility to email or phone the Mentor in order to set up meeting times throughout the term. If the student is having difficulties getting in contact with their Mentor they should let the DSO know immediately (541-962-3235/ disabsvc@eou.edu).
In order for students to recieve their accommodations in their courses, they are required to request them through the Accessible Information Management System found in their myEOU. Portal.