Office of Services
for Students with Disabilities
West Chester University
Contact Info
Lawrence Center 223
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2564
Fax: 610-430-5860
ossd@wcupa.edu
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Services & Resources
OSSD Services Provided For Students With Disabilities
- Special Summer Orientation
- Central Documentation File
- Optional Comprehensive Needs Assessment
- Advocacy with Faculty
- Academic Coaching
- Alternative Test-Taking Arrangements
- Priority Registration
- Note-Taking Support
- Content Tutors
- Study Skills Tutoring
- Taped Texts Assistance (Recordings for the Blind, Inc.)
- Adaptive Technology
- Readers for Visually Impaired Students
- Interpreters for Deaf Students
- Peer Support
The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities operates as a centralized services center for students and faculty. To be eligible for services and accommodations a student, must have an identified disability, submit appropriate documentation and contact the OSSD Director to request services.
Additional Resources
Association on Higher Education and Disability
Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry; Disability Services
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology)
West Chester University Resources:
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- 700 South High St, West Chester, PA 19383
- 610-436-1000
- © West Chester University, 2013
- Campus Map
