Accommodation Policies and Procedures

Staff and Faculty Members will find the following information to help them navigate through the accommodation process the Accessibility Resource Center has to offer:

For any general assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our main email:arc@wpunj.edu

For alternative testing inquiries, please contact our testing email: arc-testing@wpunj.edu

  • Policies and Procedures

  • As defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended in 2008, a "person with a disability" is someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. A person is considered to be a person with a disability if s/he has the disability, has a record of the disability, or is regarded as having the disability. The University will make a "good faith" effort to provide reasonable accommodations to persons identified as having disabilities on a case by case basis.

  • Requesting Academic Accommodations

  • All students with disabilities are responsible for identifying themselves as a having a disability and must request services from the Accessibility Resource Center. 

    According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended in 2008.

    • A person with a disability is someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
    • A person is considered to have a disability if he/she has record of the disability or is regarded as having the disability.

    Accessibility Resource Center is responsible for determining reasonable and appropriate accommodations and facilitating the approved accommodations for students with disabilities on a case by case basis.