The Disability Services and Prevention Center is located on the 5th floor of the Admin building. It is run by Kimberley Bassi-Cook, Terri Bassi-Cook, and Beth Mori. The center provides services and accommodations for students with permanent or temporary disabilities, including physical, medical, psychological, or learning disabilities. Services include note-taking, extended exam times, enlarged print, interpreters, and more. The center prides itself on creatively accommodating students' individual needs. Students are encouraged to contact the center early for confidential assistance.

1. Disability Services
and Prevention
Center
Connections –
Thursday 8:50
Lauren Teed, Brett
Smith, Sherron thomas

2. Where?
 Located on the 5th Floor of Admin, end of the hall
WHO?
 Kimberley Bassi-Cook – Coordinator of Center
 Terri Bassi-Cook – Director of center
 Beth Mori – Health Services Assistant
 Interns Occasionally

3. WHY?
 Student may contact center if they have:
 Permanent disability
 Temporary disability
 Physical/medical disability
 Psychological disability
 Learning disability

4. WHY?
 EX. If I student broke their arm and could
not write, the disability center would send
someone to take notes for them in class
 EX. If I student was in a wheelchair, they
would give that student assistance
around campus

5. WHAT?
 The center offers many services:
 Disability parking
 Adaptive furniture – Help arranging & moving
 Distraction reduced exam setting
 Emergency Procedures
 Enlarged Print
 Extended time for exams
 Specific housing/room assignments
 Interpreter
 Note taker
 Oral test
 Hard copy of materials
 Scribe
 Selective seating
 Recorded lectures
 Spelling forgiveness
 Counseling

6. What is the Disabilities most
proud of ?
 “Ibelieve that we are most proud of the
way that we handle situations and
students that come to us for help. We
think out of the box when it comes to
accomodating the students needs.”
 They try to help every student to the best
of their ability
 SHU is very supportive of them and helps
immediately

7. Important info
 This center is different from what it was in High school
– rules and regulations against what the center can
and cannot do.
 Accommodations are effective upon receipt and
appropriate documentation.
 Student Rights:
 “You have a right to services and reasonable
accommodations which allow you to compete on an
equal basis with non-disabled students as long as you
meet the basic requirements to perform activities of the
program or occupation. Information regarding your
disability is confidential and will not be released to
anyone without written information.”

8. Important Info
 “If you are not sure whether you have a
disability or not, early contact with the
disability center is vital.”
 The center is extremely flexible and can get
accommodations if needed
 Disability is not just mental, but physical as well
 Can assist students with daily physical tasks as
well as counseling.
 “Extremely Flexible!”

9. TIPS
 There numerous brochures about the
Office of Disability Services
 Coordinators and Directors are open to
speak with you with an appointment
made ahead of time
 If you don’t know, ASK!
 Phone number for the Center:
 724-838-4295