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Disabilities Services

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Welcome to the Office for Students with Disabilities' website! Disabilities services at Aurora University are coordinated through the Office for Students with Disabilities, located in Charles B. Phillips Library.

The OSD is responsible for authorizing and facilitating accommodations for students with disabilities, consistent with Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Aurora University will provide reasonable accommodations for students with diagnosed and verified physical, sensory, psychiatric or learning disabilities, and for those with chronic medical conditions.

Once we have met with a student and established that he or she has appropriate documentation of a disability , we will work with that student to provide him or her with access to the courses and services offered by Aurora University. Tutoring and one-one-one support for specific courses and more general development of academic skills is available to all Aurora University students in the Center for Teaching & Learning. Students requesting accommodations or further information should contact the Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities, Susan Lausier, at 630-844-5267. Students are also welcome to contact the Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, Eric Schwarze, at 630-844-5520.

Students expecting to receive accommodations who do not first go through the OSD will not be granted accommodations by the faculty. Students who may not be able to provide documentation of a disability, but who require assistance, are still encouraged to contact the Center for Teaching & Learning to see what forms of academic support we might be able to offer and to learn how to obtain the appropriate documentation.

Students requesting accommodations should read the Aurora University Policy for Students with Disabilities . We also recommend reading the U.S. Department of Education publication, Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html#reproduction