Disability Services
About Disability Services
Registering with Disability Services is an interactive process that involves student self-report, a Disability Services Specialist’s observation and interaction, and information from external sources (e.g., documentation from a healthcare provider). Disability Services collaborates with students to provide reasonable accommodations that are individualized and based on documentation, functional limitations, and a collaborative assessment of needs. Examples of academic accommodations include (but are not limited to):
- Audio recording lectures (e.g., SmartPen)
- Assistive technology
- Sign Language Interpreters/Transliterators
- Furniture modifications
- Reduced distraction environment for tests, exams, and quizzes
- Additional time/breaks for tests, exams, and quizzes
- Foreign language and quantitative reasoning exemptions
- Priority registration (Fall and Spring semesters only)
- Reduced course load
- Physical access–every effort is made to reduce barriers to classrooms and other university facilities. Students with accessibility concerns should contact Disability Services as soon as they become aware of the need for this type of accommodation.
Eligibility
Disability Services ensures equal access to George Mason University’s programs and services for qualified students with disabilities. A qualified student with a disability is a student with a disability who meets the academic and technical standards required for admission or participation in the university’s education program and services. As defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a person has a disability if he/she:
- has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;
- has a record of such an impairment; or
- is regarded as having such an impairment.
In order to determine eligibility for services and fully evaluate requests for accommodations or auxiliary aids, Disability Services may request reasonable and current documentation of the reported impairment, condition, and/or disability.
Services
Examples of academic accommodations:
- Extended time on tests/assignments
- Interpreting services
- Note-taking services
- Reduced course-load
Other accommodations:
- Foreign language and quantitative reasoning exemptions
- Housing-related
Confidentiality
Any documentation from healthcare providers or students will be kept confidential, and only the staff of Disability Services will have access to the documentation. A designated Mason Korea employee may access the documentation in case translation is needed. Students will be given a chance to provide permission to the staff of Disability Services to release academic accommodations and disability-related information to other campus departments and individuals on an as-needed basis.
Prescription Medication
Please check the Health and Safety page for more details about bringing in prescription medication to Korea from abroad.
Register for Services
Contact Joanna Park, Senior Coordinator for Student Care and Conduct, who will connect you with Disability Services on the Fairfax campus.
| Mason Korea Campus | Fairfax Campus | |
| Point of Contact | Joanna Park , Center for Well-Being Manager |
Disability Services Student Union Building 1 (SUB 1) Suite 2500, MSN 5C9 |
| Contact Information | Phone: +82-32-626-5071 Fax: +82-32-626-5402 Email: spark214@gmu.edu |
Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm Phone: 703-993-2474 Fax: 703-993-4306 Website: https://ds.gmu.edu/ Email: ods@gmu.edu |
Visit https://ds.gmu.edu/ for more information