Reasonable accommodations enable qualified students with disabilities to have equal opportunities by making adjustments or modifications to courses, programs, services, jobs, activities, or facilities. Therefore, accommodations will be determined in the spirit of removing, to the greatest extent possible, barriers to students' abilities that are created by the interaction between their disabilities and the environment of the College, while maintaining essential standards for courses, programs, jobs, services, and facilities. The College is obligated to provide accommodations only to the known limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled student.

Accommodations do not require instructors to adjust evaluations of academic performance. Rather, they enable students with disabilities to learn the material presented and instructors to fairly evaluate students' comprehension of the material.

The ODS staff will work with otherwise qualified students with disabilities to provide their preferred accommodations. However, in the event that documentation does not support a student's request, or the request is deemed unreasonable, inappropriate, or an undue burden to the institution, the Disability Services Coordinator will seek appropriate alternatives in consultation with the student and/or the documenting professional(s) and other appropriate professionals as released by the student.

Documentation Requirements

Please note: All documentation should be submitted to

Office of Disability Services
Keene State College
229 Main Street
Keene, NH 03435-2609

or faxed to a confidential line at 603-358-2313.

• Attention Deficit / Hyperactive Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
• Head Injury / Traumatic Brain Injury
• Hearing Disability
• Learning Disability
• Medical Disability
• Psychological Disability
• Visual Disability

Common Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are determined on an individual basis and are flexible based upon individual disability needs and the campus environment. The following is a partial list of common academic accommodations:

• Accessible location/classroom/furniture
• Adaptive technology (e.g., magnifier, voice activated computer)
• Campus housing access/adjustments
• Priority registration
• Advanced copy of syllabus
• Priority seating in classroom
• Texts on tape
• Notetakers
• Copies of overheads or lecture notes
• Extended time on tests
• Readers/scribes for tests
• Enlarged print on notes or tests
• Alternative test formats
• Use of computer for taking tests
• Use of calculator for tests
• Sign language/oral interpreters

Auxiliary Aids and Services

Accommodations, academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services are provided by Keene State College in the majority of cases. However, some auxiliary aids and services may be obtained through other organizations when possible and appropriate (e.g., Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Recordings for the Blind, etc.).

For more information contact Jane Warner at jwarner@keene.edu or 603-358-2354 or view the College's Disability Policy.