Increasing numbers of students with documented disabilities are enrolling at Purdue University Calumet, where all classroom buildings are accessible by wheelchair and equipped with power doors. The Student Support Services’ disAbled Student Development Services office offers a variety of accommodations to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Eligibility
Students with a documented physical, learning or emotional disability are eligible for appropriate accommodations once they provide the Student Support Services office with acceptable disability documentation. Accommodations are provided at no cost to the student.
Accommodations Available
After review of documentation and personal interview:
- Individualized campus orientation
- Notetakers, scribes
- Coordination of classroom accommodations
- Coordination of testing accommodations
- Assistive technology
- Alternative format of text
Other Services
- Academic counseling
- Referrals for personal and career counseling
- Referral to community resources
- Referral to campus resources
- disAbility resources
To Apply
Visit or contact:
disAbled Student Development Services
Student Union & Library Building, Room 341
Telephone: 219-989-2455
TDD: 219-989-2454
Toll Free: 1-800 HI PURDUE extension 2455
Assistive Technology
- 21 inch monitors
- Auditory Trainer (used to amplify instructor’s voice)
- Braille labeled keyboards
- CCTV: Closed Circuit Television
- Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition
- Franklin Speaking Dictionary
- Height adjustable tables
- JAWS screen reader
- Kurzweil 1000 text reader
- Kurzweil 3000 multisensory reader-visual and auditory feedback
- Magic screen enhancer
- Sharp voice synthesized calculator
- Tactile Image Enhancer
- Windows XP and above accessibility options
- Zoom Text screen enhancer
