Current Students

Disability Services

The Office for Disability Services provides confidential support services, auxiliary aids, and accommodations for students with disabilities that allow them to gain equal access to education. This office is a part of the Ohio State Columbus campus Office of Disability Services. Students with documented disabilities are encouraged to contact SLDS early in their college planning. Services and resources are free and determined on an individual basis.

What is AIM?

Accessible Information Management (or AIM for short) is Disability Services's online portal for students and instructors.

  • Students new to Disability Services use AIM to submit their application for registration.
  • ODS-registeredstudents use AIM to generate their Course Accessibility Letters and (for Columbus campus) submit exam scheduling requests.

NOTE: To ensure that you do not miss important emails sent via AIM, we encourage you to either:

  1. Add the domain "post.accessiblelearning.com" to your safe sender list (Outlook 365 instructions), or
  2. Regularly check your junk mail folder.

Contact Disability Services

Michelle McKinniss
Manager of Student Success
Phone
740-725-6017
Kiersten Spiegel
Academic Program Services Coordinator
Disability Services
Phone
740-725-6211

Temporary/Provisional Accommodations

Students with temporary injuries, such as a broken leg or arm, concussion, or surgery recovery, can receive temporary services through ODS. Students should contact ODS to register for a temporary injury.

Under Title IX, schools are required to provide pregnant students and students with related conditions such as childbirth or false pregnancy, with at least the same special services as they provide to students with other temporary conditions. The Title IX Coordinator will work in conjunction with ODS where pregnant students and those with related medical conditions may also be eligible for disability protections and services under the ADA, depending upon their condition. Occasional provisional accommodations may be approved for students who are in the process of registering with ODS. These provisional accommodations are typically approved for one semester and may be approved permanently upon receipt of appropriate documentation.

Disabilities and Accommodations

Confidentiality

All materials regarding a student’s disability received by ODS are confidential. All disability-related information at Ohio State Marion is housed in the Disability Services AIM database. Only staff members working at ODS have access to these files. Registration with ODS will not appear on transcripts.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) do not allow faculty or others access to disability-related information (e.g., diagnosis, medications). ODS will not share a student’s medical information with university faculty or staff without the student’s consent. ODS staff will confirm registration and approve accommodations on a need-to-know basis. ODS will retain all disability documentation for six years after students leave the college.