Disability Support Services
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3135, 1000 E. University Ave.
109 Knight Hall
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766-3073
TeleType: 307 766-3073
Fax: 307 766-3298
Email: udss@uwyo.edu
As you encounter students with disabilities in your class or in other situations within your responsibilities at UW, please feel free to call on DSS staff (766-3073) as questions arise. We'll be glad to help.
Professors are strongly encouraged to review the accommodation email and reply back with any questions or concerns. To ensure appropriate exam proctoring, DSS requests that necessary information is provided by email, or with each exam.
This section gives general information about laws that the University of Wyoming must adhere to in order to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as how faculty need to incorporate the expectations of those laws in their interactions with students.
This section includes information from A Desk Reference Guide for Faculty and Staff: College Students with Disabilities produced by Mississippi State University. It offers updated information on appropriate language to use when referring to an individual with a disability, as well as suggestions for effective interaction with people who have disabilities.
This section provides specific ideas for modifying teaching strategies and approaches when a student with a disability is in your class.
Disability Support Services
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3135, 1000 E. University Ave.
109 Knight Hall
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766-3073
TeleType: 307 766-3073
Fax: 307 766-3298
Email: udss@uwyo.edu