Northwest Missouri State University is committed to providing students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in the University’s programs, courses and activities. Title IX and Equity provides learning and living accommodations at no cost to any student who has a documented disability as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
COVID-19 Accommodations: Northwest recognizes that certain health conditions may be impacted by COVID-19, facilitating the need for living or learning accommodations. Please follow the accommodations request process identified below, which includes completing an accommodations application and providing supporting documentation from your health professional, or contact ada@nwmissouri.edu.
A disability is a condition that substantially limits "major life activity," such as walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning. ADA laws protect:
If you have a disability that you think would qualify for a living or learning accommodation, please complete the accommodation application and provide supporting documentation, or contact ada@nwmissouri.edu.
Students must complete and submit the fillable form below. Students must also submit separately (ada@nwmissouri.edu), supporting documentation about your disability from your health or counseling professional. For more information please see the documentation guidelines in the section Disability Documentation and Requirements.
Title IX and Equity, Accessibility and Accommodations provides a range of accommodations, including, but not limited to:
NOTE: Supporting documentation cannot be a K-12 IEP or 504.
Title IX and Equity, Accessibility and Accommodations may request additional or more recent documentation.
Confidentiality will be maintained for all documentation related to a student's disability.
Students with an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) must complete an accommodation application, and provide documentation from a health or counseling professional prescribing the need for the ESA. If the request is approved, there will be additional documentation required from Residential Life. Emotional Support Animal requests to support a diagnosed disability should be requested and approved prior to the start of a semester if possible.
