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                CENTER FOR ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CASS) UNION BUILDING EAST, ROOM 106 WWW.UTEP.EDU/CASS
OR APPLY THROUGH: CASSPORTAL.UTEP.EDU CASS@UTEP.EDU
915.747.5148
@CASSATUTEP
The Center for Accommodations and Support Services (CASS) provides:
• A program of support and advocacy for stu- dents with documented disabilities.
• Assistance for temporary disabilities due to an injury, recent surgery, and guidance for pregnancies.
• Accommodations for disabilities as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADA and ADAAA)
• Information and guidance on the rights to the use of service and assistance/emotional sup- port animals on campus.
• A wide range of support services are available to assist students with academic requirements.
Some of these services include: • Notetakers
• Tardiness consideration
• Absence consideration
• Extendedtimefortests
• Offering an alternative testing environment
• Sign language interpreters
• Reader/scribes
• Assistivetechnology
• Assistance with accommodations needed for
clinical rotations
• Studentteaching
• Internships
• Practicums
• Coursefieldtrips
• Campus housing
• Study abroad all in accordance with the ADA
and ADAAA requirements
Contact us via our portal at cassportal.utep.edu and fill out a 3-question application to get an ap- pointment with a Disability Services Coordinator.
Through CASS, students are able to receive accommodations as they proceed to degree completion. This is achieved through the de- velopment of reasonable accommodations that allow students with disabilities to fully participate in all the programs offered on campus.
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