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Disability Support Services provides services to students with documented disabilities.

How to Register with our Office for Academic Accommodations

Current students can register with the Office of Disability Support Services by following these steps:

  1.  Review eligibility and documentation guidelines here.
  2. Submit documentation of your disability or diagnosis to the Director of Disability Support Services. This can be accomplished by email (emyers@ehc.edu), by fax (276-944-6180), or by mail (see below). Please include a cover sheet if information is sent via fax, in order to maintain confidentiality. 
    Director of Disability Support Services
    Powell Resource Center
    Emory & Henry College
    P.O. Box 947
    Emory, VA 24327
  3. Submit the Disability Disclosure and Accommodation Request Form, found below. This form initiates consideration for all accommodation requests and must be submitted by the student to the Director of Disability Support Services via fax, mail, or email. 
  4. Meet with the Director of Disability Support Services. You can make an appointment by emailing emyers@ehc.edu or by calling 276-944-6144.
  • Disability Disclosure and Accommodation Request Form

    Please submit this form to request accommodation for a documented disability. This form should be submitted in addition to any documentation of disability, which should be mailed, emailed, or faxed to the Director of Disability Support Services. Please contact emyers@ehc.edu with any questions or concerns. This form should only be completed by current students and/ or admitted students who have deposited. This form is not necessary for emotional support animal applications. Please contact the Director of Disability Support Services for information about emotional support animals.

    A note about confidentiality: Please note that this form will be submitted electronically and sent via email. Confidentiality of its contents may not be guaranteed. If you would prefer to complete paper copies of this form, please contact emyers@ehc.edu for electronic or hard copy versions.

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    *Disability includes a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Major life activities include such things as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, reaching, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, and working.

    **Reasonable accommodations include modification(s) or adjustment(s) to the educational or residential environment of the college to enable a student to meet and perform requisite academic standards or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of education or college housing.

    All fields marked with asterisk (*) are required.

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    Did you receive special education services in high school?*
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    Did you transfer from another college of university?*
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    Are you a consumer of services from the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services or Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired?*
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    Do you request assistance in arranging for your reasonable accommodations?*
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    If you request assistance in arranging for your accommodations, please select the semester for which you are requesting accommodations.
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Exemption of Face Covering Accommodation Request 

Students must complete the Exemption of Face Covering Accommodation Request form found below.  Students must also provide supporting documentation from their medical provider.  The Director of Academic Support and Disability Services will review the documentation and communicate with the student regarding accommodation approval status.

If approved, students will receive a document stating their accommodation for a face covering exemption.  This document will remain on file in the office of the Director of Academic Support and Disability Services.  In addition, it will be the student’s responsibility to provide a copy of their accommodation to their professors and other recommended staff members.

Any questions or concerns regarding this procedure should be directed to Emily Myers, Director of Academic Support and Disability Services, via email at emyers@ehc.edu.

  • Mask Exemption Accommodation Request Form

    Please submit this form to request accommodation for face mask exemption accommodation due to a medical condition and/or disability. This form must be submitted in addition to documentation from your medical provider providing information on why a face mask exemption is necessary. This documentation should be mailed, emailed, or faxed to the Director of Disability Support Services. Please contact emyers@ehc.edu with any questions or concerns. This form should only be completed by current students and/ or admitted students who have deposited. This form is separate from the disability disclosure and request form for academic accommodations. Mask exemption accommodations will be considered carefully and on a case-by-case basis.

    A note about confidentiality: Please note that this form will be submitted electronically and sent via email. Confidentiality of its contents may not be guaranteed. If you would prefer to complete paper copies of this form, please contact emyers@ehc.edu for electronic or hard copy versions.

    Helpful terminology:

    *Disability includes a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Major life activities include such things as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, reaching, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, and working.

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