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Services for Students With Disabilities

Services for Students With Disabilities (SSD) promotes equal access for students with disabilities to the programs, services, and activities of the University.

SSD’s Commitment to Students with Disabilities 

SSD affords students with disabilities the opportunity to reach their full potential by: 

  • Providing academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and services 
  • Promoting independence and self-advocacy 
  • Making referrals to support services on campus and in the community 
     
    SSD seeks to foster a supportive and inclusive environment for students with disabilities by: 
  • Building and maintaining partnerships with faculty and staff 
  • Promoting disability awareness on campus 
  • Providing consultation services and outreach programming on student disability  issues for the SHSU community

SSD Services

SSD provides Accommodated Testing and auxiliary aids and services such as, alternative textbooks, adaptive technologies, and Communication Access Services for students with disabilities. See below for more information regarding these services.

  • Accommodated Testing

    Dedicated spaces and technologies to facilitate testing accommodations for academic course exams. 

  • Alternative Textbook Services

    Accessible, digital textbooks and web-based, text-to-speech software for reading e-books. 

  • Adaptive Technologies

    Computer applications and assistive devices that afford access to academic course content and exams. 

CONNECT WITH US

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1916 Ave J
Lee Drain Annex – Services for Students with Disabilities Office
Huntsville, TX 77340

Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM (excluding University holidays)

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Contact us

Email Address
disability@shsu.edu

Phone Number
936-294-3512

Fax Number
936-294-3794

Mailing Address

Sam Houston State University
Services for Students with Disabilities
Box 2091
Huntsville, TX 77340