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Services
The staff at the Office of Disability Services
- Collaborate with students individually to help choose the most effective reasonable
accommodations.
- Coordinate implementations of accommodations.
- Act as a liaison between students and faculty/administration on concerns relating to
accommodations and services.
- Are available to meet with prospective students, community groups, and secondary education
personnel interested in learning more about accommodations and services at George Mason.
- Provide outreach and education to the Mason community and beyond about the removal of
attitudinal and environmental barriers.
- Offer information and referral to disability-related resources such as educational testing
centers, state agencies, service and goods providers, and
- Interact with disability-related organizations, consumer and advocacy groups, academic
programs, and service agencies locally, nationally, and internationally.
All ODS programs and services are free of charge.
Accommodations
The ODS staff is committed to working individually with students to help them choose the most
effective accommodations of services. The following is a list of some, but certainly not all
accommodations:
- Examination accommodations (e.g., extended time, taped format, and use of a word processor).
- Use of a note taker.
- Use of a tape recorder or assistive listening device in lectures.
- Provision of sign language interpreters.
- Books and other print materials in alternative formats.
- Access to disability-related equipment at the university, including computer technology,
Braillewriter, classroom furniture for special needs, and TTY/TDD.
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