NJCU students with disabilities are provided equal access to college programs through the Office of Specialized Services (OSS). The OSS serves as a resource for students with mobility, vision, hearing, learning, and other disabilities that may require campus/ classroom accommodations. 

The mission of the Office of Specialized Services is to:

• Provide equal access for students with disabilities to NJCU’s academic programs and activities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act;
• Provide reasonable accommodations for qualified students; and
• Maintain an accessible environment for all students with disabilities.
• Improve academic performance for all students through Supplemental Instruction.
  

The OSS assists students in securing reasonable accommodations supported by documentation. Reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, alternate testing arrangements, adaptive/assistive technology, and assistance in arranging for sign language interpreters, books in alternate format, and peer note-takers.

It is the student’s responsibility to self-identify and to request services. Students requesting accommodations are required to submit appropriate and recent documentation of their diagnosed disabilities. All disability documentation should include the following:

• The credentials of the evaluator(s);
• A diagnostic statement identifying the disability;
• Description of the diagnostic methodology used;
• Description of the current functional limitations;
• Description of the expected progression or stability of the disability;
• Current and/or past accommodations, services and/or medications;
• Recommendations for accommodations, adaptive devices, assistive services, compensatory strategies, and/or collateral support services.