Syllabus Statement

Example disability statement required on all University syllabi

Per the Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures R-5: Syllabus, all University syllabi must include a disability statement modeled after the statement below.

Since many students have disabilities not readily noticeable, this announcement or statement encourages students to identify their needs early in the semester so timely adaptations can be made.

Model Language for Syllabus Statement

Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University's educational programs. Every Penn State campus has an office for students with disabilities. The Student Disability Resources (SDR) website provides contact information for every Penn State campus: http://equity.psu.edu/sdr/campus-contacts. For further information, please visit Student Disability Resources: http://equity.psu.edu/sdr

In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, you must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation: http://equity.psu.edu/sdr/guidelines. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will provide you with an accommodation letter. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. You must follow this process for every semester that you request accommodations.