In order to provide equal opportunities to all qualified students, the Student Success Center offers Special Needs Services. These services provide recruitment and retention activities for minority, disabled, and international students and students with special needs. Other goals include to promote a climate open to and supportive of traditional and non-traditional students to prepare them for the changing needs of business, industry, education and society through SSU's diversified degree programs. For more information about these service, please contact us.

Shawnee State University advocates a barrier free campus to meet the needs of students with disabilities through classroom accommodations, coordinating technical assistance to improve learning and the removal of structural barriers. Documentation of each student's disability, the capacity of learning by the student and prior classroom services provided are necessary in order that proper accommodations are forwarded to the faculty member. Students are requested to submit their class schedule for each academic session so that services are consistent with the learning process. Support services for students with disabilities offered at Shawnee State allows each student the opportunity to pursue a particular area of study, empowering the student to realize their own unique potential for success. The office also acts as a liaison between the student and sponsoring regional agencies such as the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and Visual Impairments. Orientation for new students is available during campus visitations or by appointment by contacting the Success Center at (740) 351-3276.

Tape library/reader service and tape recorder loan * Dragon Dictate Software * Kurzweil Personal Reader * Interpreter/Note taking services * Individual and group counseling * Adapted testing/distraction-free testing environment * Continued liaison between faculty and student

Handicapped parking accommodations (filing of application with OBMV) * Accessible university housing * Coordinating classroom accommodations with faculty