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Drury University
900 N. Benton
Springfield, MO 65802
http://www.drury.edu/home/

Updated April 2006

Name of Disability Support Service Office: Disability Services Office

Contact: Lawrence Anderson    landerso@drury.edu
Telephone: 417.873.7457    Fax: 417.873.6833

Number of People in the Disability Support Service Office:
1 Full-time and 1 part-time

Type of Institution:
Selective Admissions, 4-Year, Private

Enrollment:
1,600 Total Student Population
    28 Students with disabilities

Approximate Number of Students With Disabilities

•   6 ADHD
•   2 Aspergers
•   1 Brain Injury
•   5 Health Impairment
• 10 Learning Disabilities 
•   3 Low Vision

Accommodations Commonly Provided:

• instructor notification

• allow for taping of lectures

• Audio Books

• Interpreters

•  large print

•  notetakers: 
        volunteer     

•  readers:     
         for out-of-class

• reduced course load

•  testing accommodations

• other

Assistive Technology Currently Available:

•  assistive listening device

•  closed circuit TV

•  closed captioning

•  enlarged screen

•  4 track tape players

•  grammar check

•  scanning capabilities

•  screen reader

•  speech recognition

•  spell check

• word prediction software

•  other

Other Services-Available for All Students:

• Orientation
• Career Counseling
• Special Academic Advising
• Tutoring
• Personal Counseling

Documentation requirements for disability program:

     Currency of documentation:   3 years  
  

     Other requirements:  

statement of diagnosis

signature of qualified professional

history of disability 

description of current functioning

      Tests accepted for LD documentation:

             WAIS, WJ -Cognitive, Stanford Binet   

              WIAT, WJ- Achievement, Other