Disability Services

Access Services is committed to supporting students with disabilities by fostering and facilitating an equal access environment. We provide a contact point for students with disabilities to identify themselves, provide appropriate documentation, determine reasonable accommodations, and coordinate necessary academic accommodations and services. Our purpose is to help students with disabilities achieve their educational goals and we do this through collaboration with students, faculty, and staff to develop an accessible and inclusive learning environment.

Access Services seeks to establish an inclusive environment, one that enhances the integration and success of students with disabilities. We are committed to ensuring students have equitable and accessible campus experiences. 

Access.Services@BaptistU.edu

Phone: (901) 572-2570

Office: HSB, 101

ADA Coordinator: Laurie Brooks

Students are encouraged to begin the registration process as early as possible, preferably before the trimester begins, due to the time it can take to be approved and make arrangements for accommodations. However, there is no deadline for applying.

1. Students should initiate contact with Access Services to self-disclose a disability and request an accommodation(s). This can be done by emailing Access.Services@BaptistU.edu or calling 901-572-2570.
    
2. Students will need to complete the BHSU Request Form for Accommodations and submit it to Access.Services@BaptistU.edu with documentation to support a disability. Please refer to our Documentation Guidelines for information pertaining to what is needed based on a student's specific disability. Click on the "Forms" tab to access the request form, or a student can email Access Services to obtain the form.
    
3. If needed, students can provide their health care provider with a BHSU Disability Verification Form to assist in getting documentation for their disability. Please click on the "Forms" tab to access the form or a student can request the form from the ADA Coordinator.
    
4. The student will be contacted by the ADA Coordinator to set up a meeting to engage in the interactive process so that reasonable accommodations can be determined. The meeting can take place in-person or remotely.
    
5. After appropriate accommodations are determined, the student will submit their course schedule to the ADA Coordinator so that letters can be sent to each course instructor to ensure they are notified of the student's accommodation needs.
    
6. Students who receive accommodations and would like the accommodations to be continued in the next term must email their course schedule for the next term to Access Services no later than one month prior to the start of the next term's classes.

Please note:  A student's diagnosis, as well as any documentation presented, is strictly confidential. This information cannot be released with the written permission of the student. Additionally, this information is not part of a student's educational record. If accommodations are approved for a student, the only information released to faculty are the specific accommodations in which a student is to receive.

Documentation Guidelines