Disability / Accommodation Requests

Types of Services

Disability Services coordinates and provides a variety of services based on each student's individual needs. Examples of some of these services include the following:

• Academic accommodations
  • Accommodations specific to each student individual functional limitations. 
  • Preferential classroom seating and other classroom accommodations
  • Assistive technology
  • Alternative Format including large print, audio textbooks, and Braille materials
• Testing Center for exam accommodations
• Housing Accommodations
• Faculty consultation
• Information and referral
• Interpreter/Speech to Text Transcription

Interpreter Services

To request an interpreter or transcriber, contact TDS with at least 3-5 business days notice. Please provide the following information to TDS by emailing tds@augusta.edu or by clicking the button below:

• Name
• Email
• Phone Number
• Date(s)
• Time(s)
• Event and Event Scheduled Length
• Location of Event

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST INTERPRETER SERVICES

Accessibility

As a member of the University System of Georgia, Augusta University is a primary institution of higher learning in the state's second largest city. Most areas on campus are currently accessible and there are ongoing efforts to improve campus accessibility.

If any person with a disability has difficulty accessing an area on campus, please report these concerns using the ADA Concern Form or ADAFacilities@augusta.edu.

In addition, you may contact AU's Construction Project Manager for facility concerns at:

Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
1120 15th St. | BC-1115
Augusta, GA
office: 706-721-8436

Complaint Procedure

Students who have a discrimination complaint or a concern about accommodations, should first attempt to resolve the conflict by contacting the Director of Testing and Disability Services.

The director will investigate the complaint and make reasonable efforts to resolve the matter. The investigation shall be informal but thorough, affording all persons an opportunity to submit evidence or other relevant information.

If efforts to resolve the complaint with the Director of Disability Services are unsuccessful, a written complaint may be submitted via email to the Office of the Dean of Students. The complaint should include the details of the situation, including the names of those involved and steps taken to remedy the situation. The Office of the Dean of Students will investigate the complaint, seek a resolution, and send a written decision of the outcome. For instances when the details of the complaint are more academic in nature, the Office of the Provost may be consulted prior to a resolution being provided.

An appeal of the decision made by the Associate Vice President & Dean of Students (except grades) may be submitted in writing to the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs (VP). The VP will seek a resolution and send a written decision of the outcome. The VP may decide to convene a panel to assist with the decision. 

Reasons for appeal may include one or more of the following:

• The approved accommodations do not provide adequate access based on the nature of the
  student’s disability.
• Accommodations limit the student's full participation or accurate evaluation in a specific activity,
  service, program, or course of study.
• A particular course or requirement is not essential to the integrity of the program of instruction
  being pursued. 

Office of the Dean of Students
 Summerville Campus
Bellevue Hall
706-737-1411
DeanOfStudents@augusta.edu