Accessibility Resource Center
Accessibility Resource Center
The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) is committed to achieving equal opportunities, access, and full participation for people with disabilities in all campus activities, programs, and events. The Accessibility Resource Center respects the intrinsic value of our students and recognizes the importance of an individualized approach when considering reasonable accommodations, services, and academic adjustments. We strive to help students see that their disability contributes to their strengths and resiliency and grants them a unique perspective when faced with obstacles. These qualities contribute to a diverse campus and enrich the educational environment.
We are dedicated to removing the institutional, physical, and attitudinal barriers our students face during their higher education journey. The Accessibility Resource Center strives to guide students to become strong self-advocates in getting their accommodation needs met in college and beyond.
What We Do
The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) offers a range of support services designed to ensure that qualified students with disabilities have equal access to, and the opportunity to participate in, higher education at Bellarmine University. Accommodations and services are determined on an individual basis through an interactive process, and appropriate documentation is required to establish eligibility for disability-related support.
Examples of services and accommodations available to students with disabilities may include:
- Extended testing time and distraction-reduced testing environments
- Note-taking assistance
- Readers and scribes for exams
- Assistance obtaining course materials in accessible formats
- Ongoing consultations to support academic skill development
- Accessible housing accommodations
- Access to assistive technology
Additional accommodations and services may be approved based on a student's documented disability-related needs.
To contact our office, you can reach us via email at arc@bellarmine.edu or via phone at 502-272-8490. If we do not answer, please leave a voicemail detailing the best way to reach you so we can return your call promptly.
Access Accommodate
The Accessibility Resource Center utilizes a secure and confidential online platform called Accommodate to manage accommodations for students with disabilities. Students and faculty can access Accommodate through this link: https://bellarmine-accommodate.symplicity.com.