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The mission of the office of services for students with disabilities at Carroll University is to assist in creating a campus community where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the educational environment. Disability Services provides assistance to students who have supplied appropriate documentation evidencing disabilities that range from mild to severe in nature.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
·           Learning disabilities ·           Blindness
·           Attention deficit disorder ·           Deaf or hard of hearing
·           Traumatic brain injury ·           Emotional and mental challenges

Carroll University is committed to making otherwise qualified students with disabilities full participants in its programs, courses, services and activities. We are guided by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments (ADAA) of 2008. Individuals will receive reasonable accommodations according to their needs and the documentation of their disability.
 
If you have questions about disabilities or disability services, contact us at wyc@carrollu.edu, or call 262-524-7335.  Our regular business hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm. Monday through Friday.
 
AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK, WALTER YOUNG CENTER REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS START ON JAN. 2.
 
PLEASE NOTE: MARTHA (MARTY) BLEDSOE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR CLASSROOM ACCOMMODATION APPOINTMENTS OR TO APPROVE HOUSING OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL REQUESTS JANUARY 2 THROUGH JANUARY 11. 
 
YOU MAY REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT ANY TIME DURING OUR BUSINESS HOURS BUT APPOINTMENTS WITH MARTY WILL BE SCHEDULED STARTING TUESDAY, JANUARY 15. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
 

Semester Release Form and Test Form

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Semester Release Form Needed Each Semester
Semester Release of Information (.pdf, 141K)
  • After accommodations are granted, e-mail this form to wyc@carrollu.edu each semester.
  • It is best to submit this at least a week before classes start.
  • By completing this form you are giving permission to us to inform your professors of your accommodations.
  • It's important that you contact your professors directly at the beginning of the semester to make sure he or she received the accommodation letter from our office and to discuss your needs.
  • You and your professor are expected to work together to arrange your accommodations.
  • If you have a note taking accommodation, this form is also used to request note takers.
Test Scheduling Form
Test Scheduling Form (.pdf, 380K)

This PDF form is meant to work on a Mac or PC but you need to install Adobe Reader free from the web if you don't already have it. It's important to save a copy of the blank form to your computer first. Then reopen, fill out and save again with a unique title for EACH form. Then attach that form to your email to wyc@carrollu.edu & to your professor. 

Step 1:  Make sure you and your professor agree on the date/time you will take the test here.

Step 2:  Use the test form (above) and fill out the top portion.

Step 3:  Email the form to wyc@carrollu.edu and to your professor.

If you do not receive a same day confirmation, please follow up with wyc@carrollu.edu.

We recommend scheduling at least a week in advance, but no later than the deadlines on the form (you were given this information in your accommodation orientation.)
More information
Notetaking for Temporary Disabilities (.doc, 23K)
Tips for Students with ADHD (.doc, 23K)
Universal Design (.doc, 31K)
How students with a Learning Disability can Self-Advocate in College (.docx, 15K)
Brain Injury Resource Center (.pdf, 126K)
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Electronic Text Requests

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Electronic Text Requests

If you've been granted the Electronic Text Accommodation at your meeting with Marty Bledsoe, the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, these are the forms to request your textbooks in electronic format.

You also need to be oriented to Kurzweil Firefly text-to-speech application. If you have not already scheduled your orientation, please contact our office at 262-524-7335.

IMPORTANT:  You need to provide proof of purchase of your books, so submit your receipts with your book requests.

Use the first form below to request your book and the second form to tell us what sections/chapters you need prepared from the book and by when. This helps us plan our workflow. You can type the information into the form, save it to your computer and then attach it to an email to Ann Warzyn, WYC & Disability Services Coordinator at awarzyn@carrollu.edu.

Please contact our office at 262-524-7335 if you have any questions or need clarification.
E-text Request Form (.docx, 56K)
Reading Assignments Request Form (.docx, 30K)
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Regarding International Students

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While Disability Services is not able to provide accommodations such as extra time on tests for anyone other than students with documented and diagnosed disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, we do offer these options as possible resources.

•Joelle Curry in the Learning Commons has a language tutor program, which might benefit you.
•Megan Couch is in the Office of International Education and can connect you to the international student community and their events.
•Jeff McNamara and the Student Success office is working with international students to help engage and interact more closely with students that have English as a second language.

Regarding Temporary Medical Conditions

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Carroll University Office of Services for Students with Disabilities makes arrangements for students with temporary disabilities on a provisional basis each semester. Conditions that might be considered a temporary disability may include but are not limited to: surgery, concussion, and post-surgical disabilities. Examples of accommodations might include moving classrooms, notifications to professors, note takers, and/or electronic textbooks depending upon the condition.

To make an appointment with Marty Bledsoe, Director of the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, please call 262-524-7335, email (wyc@carrollu.edu), or stop into the Walter Young Center 8 am to 4:30 pm Mon.-Fri.

Additional Resources
•Office of Student Affairs – Student Affairs can send an official notice to your professors should you need to miss class due to your temporary condition
•Office of Student Success – Student Success can assist you in outlining the challenges academically you might have in your classes and make suggestions going forward
•Office of the Registrar – The Registrar’s Office can help you in possibly switching a class location should you have difficulty in getting to class
•Public Safety Shuttle – the shuttle can assist with transportation needs
•Office of Services for Students with Disabilities – Disability Services can provide an NCR notebook for you to give a friend to take notes and provide a copy of those notes

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Contact Information

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To Schedule an Accommodation Meeting

To schedule an appointment with Marty Bledsoe to discuss accommodations, please e-mail the Walter Young Center at wyc@carrollu.edu

or call 262-524-7335 (Regular business hours are Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm)

Martha Bledsoe, M.Ed

Director of Services for Students with Disabilities
Walter Young Center
Ph. 262.524.7335   Fax: 262-524-6892

mbledsoe@carrollu.edu  

Ann Warzyn 

Walter Young Center and Disability Services Coordinator
Ph. 262.524.7621  Fax: 262-524-6892
awarzyn@carrollu.edu
 
The Walter Young Center is located at 117 Wright St. Waukesha WI 53186, in a lannon stone house just east of the Campus Center parking lot.

Policies and Procedures

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Confidentiality
 
Disability Services Policies and Procedures (.docx, 24K)
Release of Records Form (.doc, 694K)
A student may request information from their disability record be sent to or discussed with other parties by providing this form to the Walter Young Center. We also ask that this form be submitted when a student wants copies of file records for him/herself. 
 

Disability records are kept separate from academic, disciplinary and medical records to ensure each student's privacy and confidentiality. No information is released without the knowledge and written consent of the student, except for those rare instances where disability services is required by law to reveal particular information.
For more Disability Services policy information, please click on the Policies document above. 
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Submitting Appeals

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Appeals Information and Form
Appeals Process (.docx, 38K)

You may choose to use the form below to submit your written appeal as directed in this appeals process document.
Form to appeal denial of accommodation (.docx, 38K)
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Requesting Housing Accommodations

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Service and Emotional Support Animals

Call the Walter Young Center at 262-524-7335 to make an appointment with Martha (Marty) Bledsoe regarding a service or emotional support animal. You will need in hand your doctor's documentation (below) which states you are in ongoing therapy and the animal is part of a long-term treatment plan. Also, you will need the City of Waukesha animal license (for cat or dog only), a health certificate and proof of required vaccinations for your animal, and animal emergency contact information. Please bring these items to your appointment.

Before your appointment, review the first three forms below. Do not initial or sign the forms--that must take place at your appointment. If you intend on bringing your animal back to campus next year all required paperwork must be resubmitted each year. To do so, contact the Walter Young Center to make an appointment with Martha (Marty) Bledsoe to renew your request before bringing your animal back to campus.
Policy regarding Service or Emotional Support Animals on Campus (.pdf, 58K)
Service or Emotional Support Animal Registration Form (.pdf, 68K)
Service or Emotional Support Animal User/Owner Agreement (.pdf, 70K)
Animal Request - Doctor's documentation form (.pdf, 125K)
Housing Accommodations for First Time Applicants

All decisions are made on a case by case basis and are based on the severity of the disability and the documentation that accompanies the request. Confirmation of your housing accommodation will be made via email upon receipt and review of your documentation.

Students requesting special consideration for housing based on a documented disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act must provide the Housing Accommodation Request form and the Disability Documentation form to Martha (Marty) Bledsoe, Director of The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, located at the Walter Young Center.

Housing accommodation requests received after June 1 will be reviewed, but cannot be guaranteed. Even if the accommodation is approved through this office, Housing may not necessarily be able to immediately fulfill your specific request. If that is the case you will be put on a waiting list.
Housing Accommodation Request form (.pdf, 33K)

Student and/or parent completes and submits to the Walter Young Center. Documentation from a doctor regarding the disability must also be submitted (see below).   
Housing Documentation Form (.docx, 48K)

The student's diagnostician (doctor, psychologist or other professional) completes and submits to Walter Young Center. Addresses/methods to submit are at the bottom of the form.

 
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Housing Accommodations for Returning Students

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  • Students who have previously been granted a housing accommodation do not need to resubmit documentation to Disability Services to receive the accommodation for the next semester or year. For service or assistance animals, refer to information in the section about Service animals.
  • When filling out the online housing application, click "yes" to the question asking whether the student will request housing accommodations.
  • Follow up with Housing concerning your accommodation, and about housing questions in general.
  • Deadlines for housing are still the same for students with disabilities as for other students.
  • Your placement in the residence hall can be anywhere on campus that satisfies the requested accommodation. Disability Services only verifies the disability; we do not make placements or answer roommate questions. Direct those inquiries to Housing.
  • If you have any questions regarding your disability please do not hesitate to contact Disability Services at 262-524-7335, or wyc@carrollu.edu.

 

Classroom moves requests

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Students who need accessible classroom locations because of a permanent mobility disability should contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as their schedule is finalized.

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