{"id":57,"date":"2018-04-09T18:04:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:47:32","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Disability Resources<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Fostering Success Through Access<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nau.disabilityresources\/\">Follow Us On Instagram!<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1544 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/KaiaLouie-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Accessibility Analyst Kaia Rodriguez and Louie the Lumberjack \" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/KaiaLouie-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/KaiaLouie-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/KaiaLouie-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Disability Resources (DR) leads collaborations with students, faculty, staff, and the campus community to cultivate a universally designed environment, and facilitates the removal of existing barriers for the full inclusion of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We ensure access through design, services and accommodations at no cost to all Northern Arizona University students and employees with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">An example of a few of the services and accommodations provided include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Priority registration<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration with Campus Living in the provision of <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/university-housing-accommodation\/\">housing accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/testing-accommodations-student\/\">Distraction reduced testing center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Time extensions on exams and quizzes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/alternate-format-program\/\">Print matter in alternate format<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Note-taking<\/li>\n<li>Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART)<\/li>\n<li>Sign Language Interpreting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2018\/04\/sarah-e1524006922366-150x225.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DR student who is a wheelchair user in cap and gown at her commencement ceremony\" width=\"230\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2018\/04\/sarah-e1524006922366-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2018\/04\/sarah-e1524006922366-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)<\/h1>\n<h2>Haben Girma: Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Annual AHEAD Conference<\/h2>\n<p>Haben Girma is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. In this video she speaks to over 1300 attendees at the 2019 AHEAD Conference in Boston.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AHEAD 2019 Keynote Speaker: Haben Girma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-BuEVB5w3mY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Northern Arizona University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or other legally or policy protected status, in the university&#8217;s services, educational programs, and activities, including but not limited to, admission to and employment by the university. 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