Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The Student Accessibility Center offers a wide range of support for students with special accommodation needs, IEPS or 504 plans. The SAS office is located on the first floor of the library.

How to get class accommodations at Kent State

Lauren Cohen, Reporter September 5, 2024

Student Accessibility Services at Kent State University aims to provide all students with equal access to education. The office provides accommodations, advocates for students with disabilities and...

The Student Accessibility Services office is on the first floor of the library.

Student Accessibility Services works to remove barriers with accommodations and resources

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2023

People should not feel nervous around the word “disability,” said Amanda Feaster, the director of Kent State's Student Accessibility Services. “‘Disability’ is a word that a lot of people...

Student Accessibility Services advocate for students with hidden disabilities

Kaylie Norris and Sunny Weisenberger January 19, 2023

Hidden disabilities accounted for 94% of Student Accessibility Services accommodations among students at Kent State in the academic year of 2021-2022. “The vast majority of people on Kent State’s...

Student shares hardships navigating campus with temporary disability

Olivia McWain Reporter February 17, 2022

In the aftermath of Winter Storms Izzy and Landon, Kent campus was quite difficult for students to navigate. Parking spots were taken by mounds of snow, walkways were icy and staircases were yet to be...

Tony Snyder has cerebral palsy and works in the Kent State University library as a Copyright and Interlibrary Loan Associate. He works on processing interlibrary loan requests that will eventually result in items from the libraries being sent across the country and worldwide. Snyder says, "Interlibrary loan is like having the world's libraries at your fingertips."

Becoming an ally of the disabled takes information, understanding

Dealing with misconceptions about his physical condition doesn’t stop Tony Snyder, a Kent State copyright and library loan associate, from excelling in life and his career.Snyder has cerebral palsy,...