DRC-Registered Students
Welcome DRC-Registered Students
This section contains information that is of interest to students who are already registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC). If you have not registered, please visit the Requesting Academic and/or Requesting Housing Accommodation tabs.
DRC Student Handbook (overview and link)
The DRC Student Handbook was developed to inform students with disabilities of the services and resources available to them on and off ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s main campus. In addition, the handbook outlines students’ rights and responsibilities as it relates to reasonable accommodations/services.
Accommodation Information Manager (AIM)
DRC Accommodation Letters
At the beginning of each term, log in to to submit a semester request for your DRC Letter of Accommodations
- You may begin submitting your semester requests for:
- Summer: May 15th
- Fall: August 15th
- Winter: December 15th
- Spring: January 15th
Using AIM: How to send your DRC Accommodation letters to your professors
- with your ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ username and password. (Duo is required)
- Under Select Accommodations for Your Class, you should find all the classes for which you are currently registered.
Under Step 1: Select Classes, check the box next to each class for which you'd like to use accommodations.
Click Step 2: Continue to Customize Your Accommodations.
- Select the accommodation(s) you would like to use for each class.
*Testing accommodations are grouped into the category titled Alternative Testing. For example, if you are eligible for 50% extended time and reduced distraction testing, those accommodations are included in Alternative Testing. - After you've selected the appropriate accommodations, select the check box requesting the DRC to email your letter to your professors.
- Once you have completed this process for each of your classes, click the button titled, Submit Your Accommodation Requests. Your screen should read " System Update is Successful".
Once your request has been reviewed, you and your professor(s) will receive a copy of your DRC Accommodation Letter (you can also view it in AIM).
REMEMBER: It is your responsibility to have a conversation with your professors (by appointment or during office hours) about how your accommodations will be implemented in each of your courses.
DRC Services
The DRC offers a variety of services to and for students with disabilities on campus including but not limited to: exam accommodations, assistive technology training, alternative textbooks and course materials, academic skill building, and self-advocacy training.
We also provide guidance to prospective students and families on the process of requesting accommodations, differences between high school and college accommodations/laws, documentation requirements, etc.
DRC Peer Mentoring Program
The DRC Peer Mentoring Program connects students with disabilities to a knowledgeable peer mentor whose role is to:
- provide academic, personal, and social support to students with disabilities;
- assist students in acclimating to and navigating the college environment;
- facilitate the building of relationships between faculty, staff, and students;
- assist students with connecting with campus resources, departments, and services;
- foster personal development of self-reliance, self-determination, and self-advocacy; and
- assist students with becoming more engaged and socially integrated into their college experience.
All Peer Mentors are DRC-registered upper-class student leaders with GPA’s of 3.0 and above in various academic programs. Mentors are trained and supervised by DRC professional staff.
For more information, please contact Jalesa Hull - Assistant Program Director jrhull@salisbury.edu.
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education
As a student with a disability, you need to be well informed about your rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities postsecondary schools have toward you. Being well informed will help ensure you have a full opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the postsecondary education experience. The Office for Civil Rights in the U. S. Department of Education, explains the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools, as well as the obligations of a postsecondary school.
Campus Resources & Services
Internship Accommodations
Students may request accommodations for an internship while attending ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. An internship accommodation may more closely resemble a job accommodation rather than an academic accommodation. Internship accommodations require advance planning and often involve a significant amount of interaction between the academic program, DRC and the student. If you will be participating in an internship experience, plan to discuss whether accommodations will be needed with the DRC as early as possible.