Students with Disabilities

The following language regarding students with disabilities should be included in your syllabus.  Paragraph one is the language used for undergraduate students.  Paragraphs two and three are specific to graduate students.

All paragraphs should be included on all graduate syllabi:

Students with Disabilities:  It is the policy for Harding University to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal and state law.  Therefore, any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, or psychological) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations, must contact the instructor and the Disabilities Office at the beginning of each semester. (If the diagnosis of the disability occurs during the academic year, the student must self-identify with the Disabilities Director as soon as possible in order to get academic accommodations in place for the remainder of the semester.)  The Disabilities Office is located in Room 102 of the Lee Academic Center, telephone (501) 279-4019.

Since some graduate courses are taught at different sites and students will not have access to the Disabilities Office located on Harding University’s Searcy campus, the student must self-identify with the instructor of the course and submit documentation by fax or mail to the Disabilities Office on our main campus.  The necessary forms are available here or from your instructor or from Teresa J. McLeod, M.Ed., Disabilities Director, at  tmcleod@harding.edu 

Upon receiving the appropriate documentation approved by ADA Guidelines, academic accommodations may be set up by the instructor via a telephone conference with the Disabilities Director.  If you have questions, please contact Teresa J. McLeod, M.Ed., at (501) 279-4019 or tmcleod@harding.edu