Our Goal

Access and Accommodation Services (A&AS) focuses on facilitating opportunities to stimulate and create a barrier-free environment, eliminating academic, social, and physical obstacles which impede students’ access to a higher education. We actively work to:

• Eliminate any barrier that could hinder a student’s success and feeling of belonging in the university setting.
• Advocate for spaces, programs, and services that are not only accessible but inclusive.
• Hear the concerns of students and advocate on their behalf if needed.
• Foster the confidence in students so that they learn to advocate for themselves in the university setting and beyond.
• Encourage and support academic achievement, personal and professional development, accountability, and lifelong learning for all students with disabilities.

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE:

• Orientation and registration (including priority registration)
• Intake and assessment
• Note-taking
• Test administration with accommodations
• E-Texts (texts in alternate format)
• Computer and technology demonstrations for all students
• Physical adaptations inside and outside of the classroom
• Guidance and counseling
• Interpreter services

TO BE ELIGIBLE:

• Be accepted for admission at A-State
• Complete the "New Student Application".
  • Documentation is not required when you submit your application, it may be submitted at a later date.
  • If you require a paper application, please email us at dservices@astate.edu.

• Call the A&AS office (870-972-3964) to schedule an intake meeting:
  • In-person
  • via Zoom
  • via Phone

Accommodation letters will be sent to faculty for all students enrolled in courses whether they are online, in distance learning or at sister campuses. When A&AS sends the accommodation letter to faculty, you (the student) will also receive a copy of the letter in your A-State smail account. To ensure you receive your accommodations and faculty letters are sent in a timely manner:

• Request accommodations as early as possible in the academic term
• Accommodations must be requested every semester through AIM

For more information on services provided and how to select your accommodations, please visit the student section of our page.