Widener

The office of Disabilities Services provides services to students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and psychological disabilities. Disabilities Services serves as a campus advocate for the needs of students with disabilities. Its goal is to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to access academic programs and other aspects of university life.

The office of Disabilities Services is located at 520 E. 14th Street and can be contacted at 610-499-1266. We welcome information and questions from students, faculty, and staff about the accessibility of Widener’s academic programs and facilities.

Accommodation Requests
Any student has the right to request reasonable accommodation of a disability. If you believe that an accommodation is necessary to allow you equal access to a course or academic offering at Widener, you will need to request it through Disabilities Services, which authorizes all accommodations for students on campus.

Examples of typically requested accommodations include time extensions for exams, specialized testing situations, and note takers; however, the nature of accommodations varies according to the needs of individual students.

Click here for an outline of the procedures for requesting accommodations.

Academic Coaching
Disabilties Services offers academic coaching support to undergraduate day students enrolled in one of Widener’s standard academic programs. The purpose of academic coaching is to help students with disabilities make the transition to college academics and university life.

Each student who chooses to use Disabilities Services' academic coaching services is provided with two private counseling sessions per week with a learning specialist. Typically these sessions focus on time management, study skills, social and emotional adjustment, and academic planning.

We also help students to familiarize themselves with the other academic support services, such as tutoring services, that are available to all Widener students. For more information, go to the Academic Support Services page.

CONTACT  INFORMATION

Office of
Disabilities Services
520 E. 14th St.

Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA  19013
tel: 610-499-1266
fax: 610-499-1192

Cynthia Burch Simonds, Psy.D.
Director
csimonds@mail.widener.edu 

Office Hours
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday