Disability Services

The Office of Disability Services welcomes you to Oklahoma Baptist University. Our office seeks to provide access to all academic and social opportunities at OBU for qualified students with documented disabilities, through reasonable accommodations. The office will work with staff, faculty, and administrators to ensure that the needs of students are met. The Office of Disability Services is located in the Geiger Center 101 and can be reached by phone at 405.585.5285 or 405.585.5250.

OBU's Office of Disability Services uses Accommodate, an accommodate management system, where students can apply for accommodations and make semester requests.

Log into Accommodate

Disability Statement

Oklahoma Baptist University complies with the Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability. OBU will take necessary steps to ensure that no student with a disability is denied the benefits of or excluded from an educational opportunity or activity based on being a student with a disability. Furthermore, OBU will take steps to ensure that no student with a disability is subject to discrimination.

It is the student's responsibility to self-identify and inform the office of accommodation needs. All accommodations requests are the responsibility of the student. Students are encouraged to submit documentation for review as soon as possible to ensure completion in a timely manner.

Accommodations Information

OBU is prepared to provide accommodations for students with disabilities as required by law and recognizes that the responsibility is shared among staff, faculty, and administrators. The Office of Disability Services serves a wide range of students with documented disabilities including, but not limited to:

• Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disabilities
• Psychiatric Disabilities
• Mobility Impairments
• Sensory Impairments

Reasonable accommodations are individualized and based on the documented impact of the student's disability. Accommodations will create equal access without fundamentally altering the academic programs. Accommodations include, but are not limited to:

• Extending time on exams
• Exams in distraction-reduced environment
• Note-taking assistance

Requesting Accommodations

1. To request accommodations, the student must self-identify by logging into the Accommodate system at https://okbu-accommodate.symplicity.com/ and choosing Student. 
2. Once in Accommodate, the student will click on Disability Services and complete the Intake Form.
3. Following the completion of the Intake Form, the student will submit documentation through Accommodate.
4. After receiving the Intake Form and appropriate documentation, the Director of International Students and Disability Services will meet with the student to discuss reasonable accommodations.
5. Each semester, the student will complete a Semester Request within Accommodate for the accommodations to be sent to professors.
6. The student is responsible for discussing all approved accommodations with professors at the start of each semester after the professors have received the accommodation letter.
7. The student will schedule exams throughout the semester with the Testing Coordinator located in the Mabee Learning Center.
8. If a student has any concerns, problems, or additional requests, the student should notify the Director of International Students and Disability Services or the professor of the course.

Contact Information