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Parks University
8700 NW River Park Drive
Parkville, MO 64152
http://www.park.edu/
 

Updated April 2006

Name of Disability Support Service Office:  Academic Support Center

Contact: Debra McArthur  debra.mcarthur@park.edu
Telephone: 816.741.2000 Ext. 6332    Fax: 816.741.4911

Number of people in Disability Support Service Office:   1 Full-time

Type of Institution:
4-Year, Private, Day, Evening, Weekend, Commuter and Residential

Enrollment:
13,275 Total Student Population
      50 Number of Students with Disabilities

Other Accessibility Considerations:
Accessible Residence Halls
Accessible Web Based Classes/Distance Learning Courses

Approximate Number of Students with Disabilities:

•   6 ADD/ADHD

•   1 Aspergers

•   1 Blind

•   2 Brain Injury

•   6 Deaf

•   1 Health Impairments

•  16 Learning Disabilities

•   3 Low Vision

•  10 Orthopedic Impairments

•    7 Psychiatric

•   3 Speech/Language Disabilities

Accommodations Commonly Provided:

• Instructor notification

• Allow for taping of lectures

• Audio books: information                   

• Interpreters

• Notetakers: paid

• Testing accommodations

Assistive Technology Currently Available

• Grammar check

• Scanning capabilities

• Screen reader

• Spell check

• Visual alert systems

• Wynn/Text Help

Other Services:

• Mentor program

• Learning resource labs

• Tutoring

• Personal counseling

• Employment resources

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  

              WJ- Achievement