STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) on the MacArthur Campus supports students with disabilities in their pursuit of equity and excellence in education. OSD works with faculty and staff to ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to allow these students an equal opportunity in the classroom and access to all areas around campus.

Numerous adaptive technology aids and human support services are available to help meet the needs of students with varying disabilities:

• computers with screen readers,  speech recognition systems, and scanning equipment
• audio recorders
• wheelchair-accessible desks

Support services include assistive technology training, note-taking services, sign language interpreting, adaptive testing accommodations and learning strategy tutoring.

Self-identification and registration with OSD is at the student's option and is not mandatory. However, the student must do so in order to receive authorized academic accommodations. Official documentation of the disability from a qualified professional is necessary in order to complete the process. This enables the OSD to provide the appropriate, reasonable accommodations necessary to ensure access to the student's educational program. All disability-related records are kept confidential and are not released without the student's written permission.

For information, registration materials and services, contact Dr. Jacqueline Kern in the Student Resources (SR) Building, Room 117. Call 561.799.8585, dial TTY 561.799.8565, or click on the Office of Student Disabilities.

Available OSD Forms

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AND SCHOLAR SERVICES
Diversity Student Services works with the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) located on the Boca Raton campus. ISSS welcomes international students, scholars and their families in an effort to promote a culturally diverse learning environment and to enrich the quality of educational, teaching, and research at Florida Atlantic University.

ISSS is a resource for interpretation and application of the Department of Homeland Security regulations for non-immigrant and immigrant students and scholars. Additionally, the ISSS provides orientations, workshops on employment, and tax seminars tailored to the needs of international students and scholars.

ISSS collaborates with student organizations, staff, and faculty to develop programs that foster cross-cultural appreciation and understanding. For more information, visit Dr. Jacqueline Kern in Room 117 in the Student Resources (SR) Building. Call 561.799.8585, dial TTY 561.799.8565, or visit  International Student & Scholar Services online.

MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
Diversity Student Services promotes multicultural affairs through a variety of programs and events that are designed to enhance the academic and personal development of FAU’s students throughout their college careers. The office promotes responsibility and leadership through programs to empower students of all cultures, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, spiritualities, ages, backgrounds, nationalities, citizenships, languages, abilities, classes and additional identities that are salient to students. All students are encouraged to attend and to participate in the planning of programs.

For more information, visit Dr. Jacqueline Kern in SR 117.  Call 561.799.8585, or dial TTY 561.799.8565.