| The primary goal
of the University of Maine Disability Support Services (DSS) is to create
educational access for students with disabilities at UMaine by providing a
point of coordination, information and education for those students and the
campus community. Some of the services provided or coordinated for students
with disabilities include advising, special orientation to campus, readers,
tape recorders, note takers, ordering taped texts, classroom relocation,
priority registration, mediation and advisement on disability issues,
classroom accommodations, as well as personal, educational, and vocational
counseling. The staff of DSS promotes self-determination and personal
responsibility for students with disabilities by educating them about their
rights and responsibilities so that they can make informed choices in order
to meet or exceed the standards expected of all students at The University
of Maine. Students believed to be learning disabled without documentation can be
screened through this office and referred for assessment. It is the policy
of The University of Maine to provide reasonable accommodations for all
qualified individuals with disabilities. Federal law, the Rehabilitation Act
of 1993, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Maine Human
Rights Act established the rights of individuals with disabilities. These
laws provide that the recipients of federal funds, employers and places of
public access, shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical and
mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability. |
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121 East Annex, Orono, ME 04469-5725
(207) 581-2319, Fax: (207) 581-4252, TTY: (207) 581-2325
A member of the University of Maine System
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