How to Receive Accommodations

• Students are personally responsible for applying in a timely manner to the WVU ODS regarding their need for accommodations upon admission to WVU.

• A Disability Counselor, in conjunction with each student, will determine accommodations specific to both the student’s needs and their appropriate documentation.

• Students must hand deliver their accommodation letters to their respective instructors during the instructor’s office hours. It is recommended that accommodation letters not be delivered in class.

• Planning and implementation of accommodations by the instructor may take time; therefore, letters authorizing accommodations should be delivered as soon as possible. Professors have up to one week to comply with a request for accommodations.

• Problems with receiving accommodations should first be communicated to the instructor by the student. If not resolved, the student should contact their Disability Counselor.

• If a student changes their schedule by adding a class they should notify their Disability Counselor as soon as possible if accommodation letters are needed.

• Students must contact the ODS at the beginning of each semester to arrange for academic accommodations and to complete the release of information for accommodation letters.

• Students who they are not being appropriately accommodated may file a complaint by contacting the ADA Coordinator at:

Mary Roberta Brandt. JD, ADA Coordinator
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6561
Morgantown, WV 26506-6561

Please click here for more information about filing a complaint.