Students with Disabilities

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to visit Roanoke

College prior to the beginning of their first term. A

personal visit enables the student and College representatives

to meet and determine how the College can best serve the

student's particular needs. Persons with disabilities which

affect access to campus facilities should contact the Director

of Campus Safety.The Director of Campus Safety serves as

the Section 504 Coordinator and is located in Bowman Hall.

Students with a diagnosed learning disability must send a

copy of psycho-educational testing results to the Assistant

Dean for Academic Affairs.The results should be dated no

earlier than twelve months before date of application.While

Roanoke College does not offer a special program for

students with learning disabilities, certain accommodations

may be permitted based on the specific disability and the

recommendations of the consulting professional.Any special

considerations or accommodations requested by the student

will not be allowed until testing results have been received

and reviewed by the Assistant Dean. All requests are handled

on a case-by-case basis.

At the beginning of each term, a student's professors will be

informed of the specific nature of his or her disability. It is the

student's responsibility to speak with his/her professors and

arrange for any necessary accommodations that may benefit

performance in a course. If a student prefers that instructors

not be notified of a disability, the College will comply with

those wishes upon written notice to the Assistant Dean for

Academic Affairs.