Office of Student Life
Support for Students with Disabilities
The Assistant Dean for Student Life serves as the Local Disability Resource Coordinator for the Eastman School of Music. In this capacity, the Assistant Dean works closely with the University Coordinator of Disability Resources to make arrangements for reasonable accommodations in educational and work settings.
It is a personal decision to disclose the existence of a disability and to request an accommodation. A decision not to disclose will be respected. Any discussion with the Assistant Dean for Student Life to consider this decision will be treated confidentially. Students who request an accommodation must provide appropriate documentation to the Assistant Dean for Student Life. The Eastman School of Music remains flexible regarding the types of reasonable accommodations that can be made. Our belief is that accommodations should be determined based on individual situations and that a particular accommodation is not necessarily useful for every student. General accommodations made to qualified individuals in the past have included:
- Provision of an orientation tour and introduction to accessible routes on campus
- Provision of assisted listening devices, note takers, and interpreters.
- Arranging for extended test time, alternative test locations, and use of adaptive equipment.
Students with disabilities are invited to offer suggestions for accommodations that have worked in the past for consideration. Students who require accommodations should meet with the Assistant Dean for Student Life who will outline the procedures for requesting accommodations. These procedures are also outlined, in general, on Access Rochester: Student Accommodations.