Qualifying for Servies
The Office of Support for Students with Disabilities provides a wide range of services to qualified students with sensory, mobility, physical, psychological,cognitive, learning and attention disabilities enrolled in USM credit and non-credit bearing courses and programs.
Eligibility for Services
Students who request disability-related services or accommodations are required to schedule an appointment for an initial intake procedure with the Office of Support for Students with Disabilities (OSSD). Prior to the intake appointment, the OSSD staff will request appropriate documentation of disability. Eligibility is determined based on the presence of a disability and a need for services and accommodations to provide equal access educational opportunity. Information from the disability documentation and consultation with the student determine effective accommodations.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, major life activities include but are not limited to walking, breathing, seeing, hearing, performing manual tasks, caring for one’s self, learning and working. Therefore, disability has both medical and functional elements, and both of these elements must be explicitly documented for OSSD purposes. Accommodations cannot be retroactive and begin only after documentation is received.
Contact OSSD for information regarding your particular needs.
The office is located in 242 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland campus;
207-780-4706 or TTY 207-780-4395
email: ossd@usm.maine.edu
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