adapts news
Welcome to ADAPTS at Georgia Tech. This site has recently been redesigned to accommodate your needs. We also ask for feedback so we can further serve you.
- Updated Website
- Job Opportunities
- Note Taking Information
- Becoming A Note Taker
- Disability and Diversity Days
important information
Note taker opporunities now available for Spring 2008 semester with ADAPTS. Email us at notetaker@vpss.gatech.edu
Some Tips and Reminders:
Talk to your instructors to get a realistic view of how you are doing in your course prior to mid-terms and finals.
Please do not forget to return your signed Faculty Accommodation Letter to our office. If your professor requires a copy let us know and we can make you a copy for them before we file your letter. If you have any questions feel free to email us at: adapts@vpss.gatech.edu. Check out your student guide to services at our web site at www.adapts.gatech.edu. Have a great semester.
Welcome to ADAPTS-Disability Services Program for Students
The ADAPTS Office, located in the Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS), provides students with information and support regarding students with disabilities. Assistance is also available for meeting the requirements of ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The ADAPTS Office assists students self-identifying as having a disability. Official documentation of disability is required to determine eligibility for accommodations or adaptations that may be helpful on campus.
Staff members in the ADAPTS Office serve as full-time advocates for students with disabilities. Their role is to ensure that all students have physical and programmatic access to all college programs, thereby enhancing their interactions in all activities of the campus community.
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to improve the educational development of students with disabilities and to enhance the understanding and support within the institute through equitable access, accommodations, and the provision of programs and services.
Over 200 students with chronic disabilities were served accommodations. Examples of a few qualifying disabilities are: Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment, Mobility Impairment, Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Disorder, Cancer or other health related disease, Seizure Disorder, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Brain Injury. Accommodations and services provided may include: registration assistance, academic adjustments, test proctoring, enlarged print or Braille, textbooks on tape or electronic format, tutors, auxiliary equipment for loan, interpreting, notetaking, removal of structural barriers, accessible parking, campus transportation, housing needs, communication with faculty about disability needs, and coordinating actions, policies, and procedures that affect students with disabilities.
ADAPTS operates under the guidelines of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADAPTS serves any Georgia Tech student who has a documented, qualifying disability.