Resources for Students with Disabilities
Where to go and who to call
Along with the caring experts in Services for Students with Disabilities, students can reach out to a wide variety of student service centers and units across campus. Here is a listing of the ones we feel are most important for the students we serve to become aware of.
| Admissions (Information & Status) 111 Schofield Hall |
715-836-5415 |
| Campus Visit (Admissions office) | 715-836-5415 |
| Financial Aid Blugold Central - Old Library 1108 | 715-836-3000 |
| Housing 112 Towers Hall - North | 715-836-3674 |
| Blugold Dining Davies Student Center 250 | 715-836-5261 |
| Academic Skills Center Centennial Hall 2104 | 715-836-5844 |
| Academic Testing Services (Placement Testing) | 715-836-5522 |
| Center for Communication Disorders | 715-836-4186 |
| Services for Students with Disabilities Centennial Hall 2106 | 715-836-5800 |
Other agencies you may wish to contact prior to admission to a university
| ACT Test Administration P.O. Box 168 Iowa City, IA 52243-0168 http://www.act.org/ |
(319) 337-1510 (Accommodations with Standard Time) (319) 337-1851 (Extended Time Testing) (319) 337-1332 (Unable to test at National Centers) |
| Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 2917 International Lane, Suite 300 Madison, WI 53707-7852 https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/ |
(800) 442-3477 (888) 877-5939 (TTY) |
| LearningAlly [was Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic] (for taped textbooks) 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 http://learningally.org |
(609) 452-0606 (800) 221-4792 |
| Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library 813 W. Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53233 https://dpi.wi.gov/talkingbooks |
(414) 278-3045 (800) 242-8822 Fax: (414) 286-3102 |
National Center for College Students with Disabilities
Federally funded national center in the U.S. for college and graduate students with any type of disability, chronic health condition, or mental or emotional illness.
Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
National organization for and by college students with disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
As a nationally recognized nonprofit, LDAA works to ensure anyone with a learning disability feels empowered and able to participate fully in their communities.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Visit the Wisconsin chapter.
National Association of the Deaf
The nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the U.S.
National Associate of Blind Student Division
An integral part of the National Federation of the Blind, working to promote the equality of the blind. They serve as a source of information, forum for networking, and vehicle for collective action for blind students.