The Office of Accessibility Resources and Services (OARS) is committed to its mission of supporting the ongoing development of an accessible university that embraces and celebrates diversity. Ensuring those with a disability have equal access and opportunity to the university and its programs is part of this mission.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines an individual with a disability as "a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. This includes people who have a record of such an impairment, even if they do not currently have a disability. It also includes individuals who do not have a disability but are regarded as having a disability. The ADA also makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person based on that person’s association with a person with a disability."
This includes, but is not limited to:
- ADD/ADHD
- Anxiety
- Blind/Visual Impairment
- Brain Injury
- Chronic Health Condition
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Depression
- Food Allergy
- Learning Disability
- Mobility/Motor Impairment
- Speech Impairment
Our Vision
We strive to be a community that creates and sustains an open and accessible environment that promotes holistic development in all members as we pursue kingdom living together.
Our Mission
We are here to support the ongoing development of an accessible university that embraces and celebrates diversity.
We do this by:
- Creating an environment of open access to the university and its programs for students, employees and guests with disabilities
- Working collaboratively as a community to eliminate barriers to access
- Designing opportunities for inclusion
- Coordinating effective reasonable accommodations
- Advocating for an equitable learning atmosphere
- Promoting self-determination and holistic growth in the pursuit of life in Christ
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