Five College Accessibility and Disability Resources

The form must be signed by the home campus Disability/Accessibility Services Director and the student. Students must then deliver the form to the corresponding person at the host campus. Students who have provided the appropriate documentation to the home campus will, in most cases, not need to provide this again to the host campus.

However, students should plan to make an appointment to meet with the Disability/Accessibility Services Office at the host school to learn about policies and procedures unique to that campus. 

To ensure that accommodations and services can be arranged, students should make accommodation and service requests two weeks in advance for exam accommodations, and four weeks in advance for accommodations that require planning, such as arranging for sign language interpreters, C-Print, or books in alternative formats. Check with the host school to see if they can accommodate you if you have missed these guidelines.

Student Accessibility Services arranges accommodations for students with all types of disabilities in an environment of mutual respect. We invite you to schedule a meeting to explore how we might be able to assist you. Our interactive process allows us to gain a holistic understanding of your circumstances and identify reasonable accommodations together. Student Accessibility Services collaborates with faculty and staff across campus to support access and equity for all students.

We strive to support students with disabilities holistically through relationship building, coaching, appropriate accommodations, and intentional referrals.

We encourage you to register for services from our office as early as possible in your academic journey at Hampshire. In addition to offering a number of services specific to an individual's academic success, OARS also educates the campus about people with disabilities and their needs.

Disability Services works with students to provide reasonable accommodations for those that have a documented disability, and/or disability-related needs. Disability Services is the only designated office at the College for students to voluntarily disclose a disability, submit appropriate documentation for verification, and request accommodations. Disability Services engages with you in an interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations and ensure an individualized accommodation process.

The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) serves as a central point of information and coordination to ensure equal access and full participation for students with disabilities in all programs and activities at Smith College. Employee accommodations are coordinated by Human Resources.