Bethel University is committed to accessibility for students with disabilities and the Office of Accessibility Resources & Services (OARS) is a resource to ensure students experience access. Students qualify for services through OARS upon self-disclosure of a disability and the presentation of documentation. Instructors will provide accommodations once the student is registered with the OARS office and has been approved for accommodations. 

• Students with disabilities may contact OARS to learn more about how to register for accommodations. Reasonable accommodations are approved upon registration and an interactive process between the student and OARS. 

• Students registered with OARS are responsible for logging in to their AIM Accessibility Accommodation portal (via MyBethel) each term to request their Faculty Notification Letter of Accommodations. Accommodations are not retroactive and cannot be applied prior to the faculty’s receipt of the letter.

OARS recommends the student and faculty discuss how accommodations may apply in the specific course. Accommodations cannot modify essential requirements or fundamentally alter the nature of the course. Consultation with OARS may be necessary to clarify reasonable accommodations based on the course.  If there are any questions or concerns, contact OARS at oars@bethel.edu or 651.638.6833. More information can be found on the website for the Office of Accessibility, Resources and Services.