Students with Disabilities
Belmont is committed to supporting your success at the university. It strives to create an environment of equal access for students with disabilities. The information provided here should help you understand the process for requesting accommodations.
The Office of the Dean of Students provides support and assistance to students with documented disabilities: attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities, physical disabilities or psychological disabilities.All support services follow the criteria set out by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973:“No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
If you think you may have a disability and need to receive testing, contact the Office of the Dean of Students for a referral to an off-campus agency.
The Office of the Dean of Students maintains a national resource directory that can provide helpful information regarding disabilities for students, parents, faculty and staff.
All accommodation requests are the responsibility of the student. See below to review the difference between high school and college.
| K-12 | Post Secondary | |
| GOAL: | Success | Equal Access |
| Responsible Party: | School System | Student |
| Primary Advocate: | Parent/Surrogate | Studen |
Steps to follow to request accommodations at Belmont University:
Step One: Provide appropriate documentation. Specific documentation guidelines are located on the Web site under http://www.belmont.edu/services.
Step Two: Send documentation of your disability to:
Office of the Dean of Students
Assistant Dean of Students
Nashville, TN 37212
Step Three: Meet with the Assistant Dean of Students to review your documentation, discuss your disability and discuss possible accommodations needed for your living and learning experience at Belmont.
Step Four: Once you have registered for classes, meet with the Assistant Dean of Students to receive your Accommodations Request Forms to present to your professors. These forms must be signed by you and the professor and returned to the Office of the Dean of Students. Accommodations are to be requested in a reasonable amount of time prior to the beginning of classes.
If you face a situation you do not know how to handle, or if you have needs that are not being met, go to the Office of the Dean of Students or call 460-6407. Grievance procedures are outlined in the academic information section of The Bruin Guide.
