SOU Disability Resources

STUDENT RESOURCES

DR Student Resources

Disability Resources offers a range of student resources designed to support academic success and inclusion. These resources include personalized accommodations, adaptive technology, and specialized advising to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities. The department is committed to fostering an accessible and supportive environment, working closely with students to address their individual needs and help them thrive both academically and personally.

Student Engagement with Disability Resources

We want to provide resources for connection and community. Below in each slider, we’ve listed different ways of involvement.

  • Coming Soon!

DR is on a few social media platforms, come join us to keep up to date with events and build community!

DR has the following drop-in hours during Winter 2024 with our PEC, Merlin Gerhard:

  • Monday | 2:00 – 3:00 pm
  • Tuesday | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Wednesday | 2:00 – 3:00 pm
  • Thursday | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Please, feel free to stop by for AIMS assistance, questions regarding DR, or just to chat!

You can schedule an appointment with DR’s PEC using this scheduling link.

While the Disabled Student Union (DSU) is not an extension of Disability Resources, it is important for our students to find community. As such, DSU is a student-run organization to provide connections for students with disabilities and allies. Feel free to reach out to them with the information provided below.

Email DSU’s President:

A message from DSU: Students at large have formed together to create a student union that works to empower those with disabilities on campus. We strive to help those with disabilities, and without, to find community. We want to create a place, even virtually, where we can congregate for fun activities and discussion, as well as have a platform to fight for change on and off-campus.

To that end, weekly meetings will be held as a student union. Stay tuned for more details regarding time and location!

Additional information available upon request at gerhardl@sou.edu.

DSU Advisor: Lizzie Parkhurst, Accessible Formats & Assistive Technology Coordinator | parkhurse@sou.edu | 541-552-6213

Below we’ve collected some links to other engagement pages around SOU. Let us know if you know of others!

  • Office of the Dean of Students: Campus Support Groups & Peer Resources
  • Office of the Dean of Students: Basic Needs Resources
  • You @ SOU – Take care of your health. Find tips and tools for everything from your mental and physical health, to friendships and finding balance. It’s all here at Southern Oregon University.
  • Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC)
  • 24/7 Mental Health Support – The SHWC is partnering with TELUS Health Student Support (former My Student Support Services –MySSP) to expand its services to ensure all students have access to a mental health counselor anytime, from anywhere. Access TELUS Health Student Support’s website.
  • Social Justice and Equity Center (SJEC) – Provides advocacy, education, community, and resources at Southern Oregon University; centering the needs of Black students, Indigenous students, students of color, queer and trans students, women and femmes, as well as veterans and military families. We work toward a sustainable world.
  • Campus Recreation – Campus Recreation is dedicated to creating a culture of wellness at SOU. Offer a variety of programs and services including fitness classes, a relaxation room, and a wellness blog, to help our members engage with the different dimensions of wellness and connect with their peers. Learn to Live Well!
  • Office of Career Connections – Provides resources to assist students in identifying and achieving their individual career goals in order to lead lives of purpose. We welcome all students and embrace opportunities to collaborate with employers, graduate and professional schools, faculty and staff, and student organizations, as well as parents and alumni in order to provide the highest quality of service to our students. To find SOU Campus Employment (jobs on campus as a student) you can access the platform called Workday to do so. There are a variety of ways to connect with the Career Connections team; both in-person and remotely. Reach out to the team at careerconnections@sou.edu to get started. Students can also schedule through their Navigate app or reach out via Google Hangouts from their SOU account.
  • Hannon Library- Tutoring Service– The Tutoring Center offers in-person and online appointments and in-person drop-in assistance. For more details about these services read carefully all the information here.
    More details on our Writing Center: Tutors, their schedules, and all about tutoring in the Writing Center

    More details on our Math & Science Lab: Tutors, their schedules, and all about tutoring in the Math & Science Lab

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AIMS

Disability Resources uses an online system (AIMS) to better serve students. This page will help you understand how to use AIMS.

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Department of Education Publication

Southern Oregon University provides the following information by courtesy of the U.S. Department of Education.

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Disability Community Wellness and Activism

Our Disability Community is growing! At Disability Resources, we are committed to providing you with the most up to date and research based resources by providing a landing page for resources, connections and avenues for students to grow their efficacy, advocacy and activism.

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Family and Loved Ones

Parents, guardians, friends and family, you’ve been there for your loved ones through thick and thin. Now it’s time to send them off to college, and you’re worried about how they will manage their specific disability issues and what resources are available to them.

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Online & Remote Learning

Online classes can be daunting for any student. With remote instruction there are unknowns on how to organize and manage work without in person meetings and delegation. As such, we’ve compiled platforms, desktop apps, outside articles and other resources that may help with the transition to online classes.

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Qualify for Services

Disability Resources is just one of the student support services offered as part of Academic Support Programs. At SOU, we definitely support the Americans With Disabilities Act and would do our best to accommodate you.

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Scholarship and Internship Opportunities

Keep up with the latest scholarship and internship opportunities by checking in on this page regularly. We update whenever we hear about available opportunities for our students.

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Workforce Recruitment Program

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private-sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.

If you have questions about any of these topics or resources, please email us at dr@sou.edu.

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