Accessibility Specialists arrange accessibility and authorize accommodations, collect documentation, answer questions, and otherwise guide students through the accommodations process at WVU. They are [..]

  At WVU, an accommodation is an adjustment made within the university system to provide equal access to individuals based on their proven needs. Accommodations may be physical or academic, and they m [..]

American Sign Language is the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States. Other various sign language styles used in the U.S. include Signing Exact English (SEE), Pidgin Signed [..]

 

A tactile writing system used by people who are blind or have low vision. CART [Communication Access Realtime Translation] –

Established in 1978, the Center for Excellence in Disabilities is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, with staff located in offices across the state to better serve clients in their communities. The [..]

The Division works with all communities on our campus to ensure a safe and inclusive environment, based on the belief that all students and employees, regardless of their backgrounds, race, sexual ori [..]

FERPA is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records for students. These rights transfer to the student (from the parent) when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a sch [..]

The HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security rule both provide Federal protections for individually identifiable health information held by covered entities and their business associates. It gives pa [..]

Award-winning reading, writing, and study skills software that includes tools such as text-to-speech transcription, MP3 audio, text translation, and other vocabulary building tools. LGBTQIA [Lesbian, [..]