Students with disabilities at Florida State University can find a variety of services at FSU which are designed to coordinate academic accommodations, on-campus housing accommodations, enhance academic success, and ensure access to all phases of university life.
Personnel in the accessibility services department oversee and coordinate services to ensure accessibility to all students with documented disabilities on an individual basis. Academic and housing accommodations are determined based on documentation submitted by the student; these are monitored by accessibility specialists in the program. The office also provides some assistive technology equipment and services. All services through the main office are free of charge. In order for housing accommodations to be applicable, students are required to have a housing contract as well.
Application Instructions:
- Apply and be accepted to Florida State University. Students with disabilities must go through the standard admissions procedure.
- Complete the Florida State University Orientation program.
- Fill out this online application for services from the accessibility services department, attaching documentation for the disability.
- The application deadline for academic accommodations is 7 business days prior to the date needed. You may apply for services at any time during the semester, but the accessibility services department will require 7 days to process your application and schedule the intake meeting. Accommodations are not retroactive and will begin from the time the intake meeting has been completed and the accommodation letter has been submitted to your instructor. Faculty members also have 1 week to implement approved accommodations from the date the student meets with his/her faculty member regarding the approved accommodations. Applications received within the last 10 class days of the semester will be processed for the following semester in which you are enrolled.
- Once the application and documentation are approved, the student will meet with a Accessibility Specialist at the accessibility services department for an intake interview, during which approved academic accommodations will be reviewed.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming your submission, then it is possible that your application was not processed by the system. Please fill out the application again.