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Disability Services at Lake Campus Downsized

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Office of Disability Services | Photo by Diana Jaber | The Wright State Guardian


The position of Lake Campus Disability specialist was eliminated at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, but there is still a range of accommodations available. 

Hamilton Now Disability Liaison

After the full-time position was eliminated, Tiffany Hamilton became the Office of Disability Services Liaison. Students must contact Hamilton for any accommodation requests at the Lake Campus. 

According to main campus disability specialist Angela Masten, there are currently 45 Lake Campus students registered with ODS. 

“If a student needs any in-person accommodation, whether that’s a scribe writing out essays or tests, a test read, or just a test proctored, I would be doing all that,” Hamilton said. 

The most often requested service is test proctoring, but all services provided at the main campus are available at the Lake. Hamilton works closely with main campus disability services case managers to provide all necessary accommodations. 

“When a student applies for accommodations with the Office of Disability Services, I’m not the one reviewing the application at this time, so somebody in Dayton is assigned to each student as their case manager, and then they determine which accommodations they get and then I provide those accommodations,” Hamilton said. 

In addition to in-person support from Hamilton, ODS holds virtual walk-in hours Monday through Friday via Webex. 

Student Success Center Offers Lake Support

Library and Technology Center director Jamon Flowers has worked closely with Lake ODS staff. 

“We worked together like if she had a student that was part of her caseload that then signed up for tutoring services, I would kind of talk to her about the student, some of the student’s needs or how best to help that particular student,” Flowers said. 

Since the elimination of the full-time position, Flowers’ ODS involvement has decreased, but the Success Center remains a resource for all Lake campus students. 

“Our tutors help everybody; I help everybody as well. The spaces are available to everyone, the computers, everything over there is available to everyone. It’s for the Lake campus, they’re [ODS students] part of the campus, and so we welcome them like everybody else,” Flowers said. 

Accessing Accommodations 

According to Hamilton, it is critical for students to take it upon themselves to register with ODS if they think they will need any additional support. 
Hamilton can be contacted by email at tiffany.hamilton@wright.edu. The main campus ODS can be contacted at disability_services@wright.edu.


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