Welcome to the Office of Disability Services

Mission of the Office of Disability Services:
The Office of Disability Services at South Dakota State University is committed to ensuring equal access and opportunity to individuals with disabilities. In partnership with offices across the university community, the Office of Disability Services works to accomplish this mission.

To arrange for an appointment contact:
Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks, Coordinator
Phone: (605) 688-4504
Nancy.Crooks@sdstate.edu

John Bennetts, Program Assistant
Phone: (605) 688-4986
John.Bennetts@sdstate.edu

V/TTY: (605) 688-4394
Fax: (605) 688-4987

Office Of Disability Services
Wintrode 123, Box 2214
SDSU
Brookings, SD 57007

Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Alternative format text and other educational materials
- Sign Language Interpreters
- Notetakers
- Testing in a distraction free environment
- Readers for exams
- Extended time for testing


Confidentiality:
The Office of Disability Services respects the privacy of individuals and strives to treat all personal information with confidentiality. Accommodation letters do not state the nature of a student’s disability, only that he or she is a qualified individual with a disability. ODS may release information to University faculty and staff when a “need to know’ is established by Disability Services. The need to know must be based on compelling and legitimate educational reasons for the information disclosure. Generally speaking, the faculty and staff do not need to know what the student’s disability is.


Location:
The Office of Disability Services is located in the Wintrode Student Success Center, room 125. Appointments may be scheduled anytime, M-W-F, 8:00a.m. -12:00a.m and 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. The main entrance is on the west side of the building