The Office of Educational Accessibility provides reasonable accommodations and promotes access for students with disabilities (including student employees) in all aspects of campus life. We are committed to providing equal access to all campus programs and services for Golden Rams with disabilities.
To stay current with regarding OEA events and other OEA information, please make sure to follow our Instagram @oeawcu.
We proudly embrace the values of West Chester University and remain committed to treating all members of our community with respect and dignity. Read the full WCU Values Statement.
In the Office of Educational Accessibility, that respect includes the following:
- We recognize and affirm a student’s right to personal autonomy. This includes their right to choose when, how, and to whom they disclose their disability. The Letter of Accommodation is a tool to communicate a student's accommodations to their faculty and contains no information other than what accommodations the professor is required to make available. The choice to share anything further is entirely up to the student.
- We respect that the student has the right to tell their own story in their own way. OEA will not share anything related to a diagnosis, treatment, or anything else related to a student’s status with OEA without their express permission.
- We recognize that along with the right to self-determination, there comes the responsibility of self-advocacy. OEA will only advocate on a student's behalf at their request and will keep them abreast of any action being taken on their behalf.
- We respect a person’s right to their own language of reference including their language of disability, gender, race, sexuality, etc. OEA recognizes that language has power, and we will honor your language of reference in interactions with you and concerning you.
OEA Mission Statement, Vision Statement & Student Learning Outcomes
new OEA students requesting accommodations for the first time AT WCU
COMPLETE A STUDENT PROCTORING REQUEST through YOUR accommodate PORTAL
Request an Emotional Support Animal in WCU Housing
RENEW YOUR PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED LETTER OF ACCOMMODATION through Your Accommodate PORTAL
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