Learn more about University of Colorado-Boulder

The University of Colorado is a large, public, research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Approximately 24,800 undergraduates and 5,100 graduate students attend. The University offers 80 majors through 6 schools and colleges. Popular majors include psychology, integrative physiology, international affairs, English, and biological sciences.
The Disability Service Center provides students with tools, reasonable accommodations and support services to participate fully in the academic environment. Accommodations may include: exam accommodations, extended time, note taking, distraction reduced environment, word processor, readers and scribes.

Learn more about University of Illinois

The University of Illinois’s main branch, Urbana-Champaign, is a large, public, research institution serving 31,173 undergraduates and 10,322 graduate students on a 1,468 acre campus. Illinois is made up of 17 colleges offering 150 programs and degrees, and is the flagship university of the Illinois system. The university has the most Greek members in the world, and offers 1,000 student run organizations. Illinois participates in NCAA DI sports, and offers a wide variety of club and intramural sports as well. Illinois strives to provide students with disabilities access to everything the university has to offer, including a wheelchair accessible bus system and competitive wheelchair sports programing.


Karen Wold is the case manager for students with learning disabilities and ADHD. The baseline service is reviewing documentation, determining accommodations, and delivering them. She also works on study skills, and organization on a one-on-one basis.

Learn more about Muskingum College

Muskingum University is a Presbyterian, liberal arts and science university located in New Concord, OH, and is home 1700 undergraduates and 1400 graduate students. Over 90% of all undergraduates live on campus, and choose from among 44 majors and 9 pre-professional programs. Study abroad exchange programs are offered in 12 countries around the world. Students participate in NCAA DIII sports programs, intramural sports programs, and a wide range of student organizations. Muskingham has a mission to provide an exceptional education for an exceptional value, and their full-time tuition is among the lowest of comparable private colleges in the state.

The PLUS Program is unique in the level of services available to the qualified disabled student. Unlike support programs at some other institutions, the PLUS Program does not use peer tutors; services are delivered by a professional staff of learning consultants. The PLUS Program services emphasize content-based learning strategies instruction and content tutorial support in individual sessions or small groups. The program does not provide remedial or developmental instruction. Muskingum University's PLUS Program provides three levels of academic support to qualified students admitted into the program: Full-service, Maintenance, and Independence. Students are encouraged, but not required, to progress through these support levels during the course of their academic careers at Muskingum.

Learn more about University of Missouri

The University of Missouri is a large, public, research university in Columbia, Missouri. Approximately 26,000 undergraduate and 7,700 graduate students attend. Eighty-nine bachelor’s degrees are offered through 10 schools and colleges. Biological and biomedical sciences and business are popular majors.


The primary role of the Office of Disability Services is to coordinate academic accommodations so that students with disabilities have equal access and opportunity. They work with faculty to ensure understanding of the student's needs and accommodation plan. They also spend time individually with students depending on what they request and what their needs are.

Learn more about Johnson & Wales University

Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational, career-oriented university with its main campus located in Providence, Rhode Island. JWU currently has 17,230 students enrolled in business, counseling psychology, culinary arts, education, engineering, equine management, hospitality and technology. JWU also has campuses in North Miami, Florida, Denver, Colorado, and Charlotte, North Carolina.


Services are individualized to the student. Once they receive a student's documentation, the student is assigned a special needs adviser that follows the student for their entire time at Johnson & Wales. The special needs adviser acts as a liaison between any instructors or departments on campus where accommodations would be necessary.

Learn more about Baylor University

Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Baylor is home to 12,149 undergraduate and 2,620 graduate students. Baylor’s undergraduate program is renowned for having one of the highest rates of students going on to attend medical school.


Baylor offers a wide array of services. They do not have cookie cutter accommodations; each student is viewed as an individual. The testing facility is located within their office. They offer a six week program in the fall called College Transition that addresses executive functioning, and the student receives 4 credit hours for that course.