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Prospective Students Thank you for taking the time to look at UMD and the services we provide to students with disabilities. Hopefully you find the information you need listed here. Feel free to contact us at any time if you have questions. And definitely take the time to visit our campus and us. It's totally accessible from the Res Halls to the academic buildings. UMD Admission information
New Students and Transfer Students Students and parents interested in UMD should contact Penny Cragun, Director of Disability Services & Resources, for more information about services, disability, access and UMD: pcragun@umn.edu or call (218)726-8727. The following letters and pamphlets were released or revised in March, 2007 and contain very useful information about transition to post-secondary education for students with disabilities.
Admission - Specific Admission information can be found on their home page. Students with disabilities follow the same admission criteria that other students do. However if there are extenuating circumstances that should be considered in the admission process, a student with a disability can submit a letter explaining his/her situation along with documentation of disability and the application will be reviewed by Disability Services & Resources and Admisssions staff.
Students who seek accommodations at the University of Minnesota Duluth must provide documentation from appropriate licensed professionals to Disability Services & Resources. This information assists in determining if the student has a disability and is therefore eligible to receive reasonable accommodations. The following guidelines are not intended to prescribe or dictate how a condition is diagnosed, but rather to serve as a guide to understanding what information is needed by Disability Services & Resources, and why. Disability Services & Resources counselors are available to consult with any potential student regarding documentation needs or to better understand these guidelines. Some individuals may have already obtained some type of documentation because it was necessary for other purposes (for example, an evaluation may have been done as part of an "IEP" in secondary school); others must begin the process when the first contact is made with Disability Services. The cost of obtaining documentation is borne by the student. Disability Services & Resources may require additional information if the initial documentation is inadequate to determine the extent of the disability or to support the need for requested accommodations; the cost of this additional documentation is also borne by the student. If Disability Services & Resources desires a second professional opinion, DS&R bears the cost. Advance planning is often necessary to have certain accommodations in place when needed, so it's best to address questions and concerns early in the process. To arrange a consultation with a Disability Services & Resources counselor, call 218-726-8217 (v) or 218-726-7380 (TTY). In general, the documentation should:
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