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Section 8: College/University Profiles
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Rockhurst University
1100
Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110
www.rockhurst.edu
Updated April 2006
Name of Disability Support Service Office:
Access Services
Contact: Sandy Waddell, M.S.Ed., Director
sandy.waddell@rockhurst.edu
Telephone: 816.501.4689 Fax: 816.501.3481
Number of people in the Disability Support Service
Office:
1 Full-time and 1 Part-time
Type of Institution:
Selective admissions, 4-Year, Private, Commuter and Residential
Enrollment:
2,900 total student population
60 number of students with disabilities
Other Accessibility Considerations:
Accessible Residence Halls
Accessible Public Transportation
Barrier Free Campus Terrain
Approximate Number of Students With Disabilities
- 25 ADD/ADHD
- 2 Blind
- 2 Brain Injury
- 4 Hard-of-Hearing
- 3 Health Impairments
- 9 Learning Disabilities
- 1 Low Vision
- 2 Orthopedic Impairments/Mobility
- 5 Psychiatric
- 5 Seizure Disorder
- 2 Other
Accommodations Commonly Provided:
- Instructor Notification
- Allow for Taping of Lectures
- Audio Books - Information
- Interpreters
- Notetakers-Paid
- Testing Accommodations
Assistive Technology Currently Available:
- Screen Reader
- Speech Recognition
- TTY
- Visual Alert Systems
Other Services-Available for All Students:
- Orientation
- Career Counseling
- Learning Resource Labs
- Tutoring
- Personal Counseling
Documentation requirements for
disability program:
Currency of documentation: 5
years
Other requirements:
statement of diagnosis
signature of qualified professional
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