Welcome to Disability Support Services
Mission Statement: At the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, providing equal opportunities for students who experience disabilities is a campus wide responsibility and commitment. We work together with faculty and students to identify individual needs and how to best accommodate those needs.
General Overview: Academic support services consitute an integral component of equalizing the post-secondary enivronment for students who experience disabilities. Disability Support Services (DSS) is responsible for coordinating support services for UAS students who experience disabilities. DSS Also serves as a resource; providing information to the campus community. DSS Staff can provide further information about the services available.
When barriers do arise Disability Support Services assist in the identification of reasonable adjustments. DSS can provide details about services and accomodations that are available to qualified students with appropriate documentation. Early planning is encouraged and neccessary to allow DSS staff adequate time to arrange for support services. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with and provide the appropriate disability documentation to DSS.
Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services by phone, email, or in person.
Juneau: Individuals interested in Disability Support Services in Juneau should contact Margie Thomson by phone at (907) 796-6000 or by email at mwthomson@uas.alaska.edu.
Sitka: For UAS Sitka Campus, contact Michelle Wheeler by phone at (907) 747-7707 or by email at mwheeler1@uas.alaska.edu.
Ketchikan: For UAS Ketchikan Campus, contact Chris Hoyt by phone at (907) 228-4505 or by email at christopher.hoyt@uas.alaska.edu.