Office of Academic Access
(Disability Services)

At the Office of Academic Access you can disclose your need for accommodations confidentially. Whether your disability is visible, or invisible, physical, neurological or psychological, your needs will be discussed, evaluated and provided. If you had an IEP or 504 Plan in High School, you may be eligible for a Memo of Accommodations here at EMU. If you have not had accommodations before, but encounter barriers that you think may be disability-related once you are here, the Office of Academic Access can connect you with a list of local resources for further testing and evaluation.  Refer to How Academic Access at EMU Works for more information. 

Faculty and staff support individual students with reasonable accommodations in classroom policies and procedures according to documented needs. Faculty and staff also help students develop and use strategies that promote students' independence and personal success. 

Students request services through Navigate. To request disability services, schedule an appointment with the OAA coordinator, Cathy Smeltzer Erb, using the "Request Services" box below. Students who are enrolled in summer session, and who have documented disabilites as per Section 504 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, are strongly encouraged to contact the office of Academic Access prior to May 1 to register their disability and request accommodations. Summer office hours are by appointment only. 

If a student has testing accommodations and would like to schedule a test, email academicsuccess@emu.edu with the date and time of the test and the name of the course. The ASC will schedule the test in Navigate. Tests must be scheduled at least 24 business hours (M-F 8:00am-4:00pm) in advance. See additional instructions below.

Request ServicesTest/Exam Request Testing Procedures and Policies

Instructions for requesting a test/exam:

• At least 24 hours before the test, students should email academicsuccess@emu.edu. Include the date and time of the test as well as the name of the course.
• The ASC will schedule the test in Navigate and send the student a confirmation email. 
• On the date/time of the test, students should come to the ASC instead of going to class. The proctor will have the test and provide a quiet place take it.

What we do

• Receive and evaluate documentation of disability.
• Meet with students to discuss their disability and documentation.
• Create a Memo of Accommodations in conversation with each eligible student, and facilitate sharing it with professors and other university divisions.
• Liaison with professors and other divisions regarding implementation of accommodations.
• Recommend resources for further testing and identification of disabilities (such as ADHD and Learning Disabilities).

EMU seeks to meet the needs of all admitted students. We are committed to provide both physical and programmatic access with reasonable accommodations for all qualified documented students who are served through the Office of Academic Access. Our policies for students with disabilities are consistent with the necessity of ensuring reasonable accommodations under federal law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 2008 ADA Amendments Act.