Disability Services provides, arranges and coordinates accommodations for students in courses, programs, services, activities and facilities. Our staff maintains disability-related documents, certifies eligibility for services, determines reasonable accommodations and develops plans to help provide such accommodations for students with disabilities.

Our Mission:

The Counseling Center/Disability Services is committed to providing confidential, culturally-competent and evidence-based counseling and disability services to students. Our philosophy encourages students' empowerment, the developement of individual strengths, greater independence, and self-advocacy.

Our Goals:

• To provide appropriate accommodations and support services
• To develop and implement programs to enable persons with disabilities to attend Meredith College
• To provide referrals and information to career services, counseling services, financial aid and other campus resources
• To encourage and assist students with disabilities to develop greater independence
• To work with campus staff to remove physical and attitudinal barriers
• To increase faculty understanding of the needs of students with disabilities
• To assist the College in interpreting legal mandates pertaining to students with disabilities

Learning Outcomes

Students utilizing the Counseling Center/Disability Services will:

• use counseling services to identify individual goals to address personal problems.
• improve their quality of life.
• and utilize support resources and crisis services.
• and follow policy and procedures to appropriately access disability services.
• self advocacy with an understanding of their rights and responsibilities.
• demonstrate greater independence.

Faculty/Staff will:

• refer students to the Counseling Center/Disability Services.
• provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations as recommended by Disability Services.
• consult and partner with the CC/DS regarding student and community welfare.
• promote and maintain an accessible community.