Services for Students with Disabilities
SMU's Office of Services for Students with Disabilities is the primary contact for all students with disabilities, including physical disabilities, learning disabilities, eating disorders, and others. The Office assists students with disabilities to effectively utilize resources they may need and helps them work with professors and staff in obtaining appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
Students with disabilities should be aware that, although they may have included information about their disability issues in their application materials, SMU Admissions is required by law to keep this information confidential. Therefore, this information is not shared with other offices of the University, including the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. For this reason, it is important that the students contact the office directly.
It is recommended that students with disabilities contact this office immediately after reaching campus to get acquainted and to file the necessary documentation. This step is required before accommodations can be arranged. Some students are reluctant to acknowledge disability issues or consider being tested to determine if they have such issues, because they feel that they should be fully independent and not ask for any accommodations. The University applauds this determination to be independent but strongly advises students to contact the office so that if a need for accommodation does arise, the process of arranging it can be handled more efficiently. Great care is taken to maintain confidentiality in regard to students' personal information.
Contact Us
Rebecca Marin
Director of Services for Students with Disabilities
Ph. 214-768-4557
Fax. 214-768-1255
E-mail: rmarin@smu.edu
Street Address:
Memorial Health Center, Room 220
6211 Bishop Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
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Mailing Address:
SMU Box 750195
Dallas, TX 75275-0195
Last revision - April 2009