The Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) is dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for students with permanent and temporary disabilities at West Virginia University and all of its campuses. We assist in the implementation of accommodations that lead to academic and personal achievement.
Get the help you need to accomplish anything.
Academic accommodations can include everything from assistive technology, to testing accommodations, to captioning and interpreting services.
Housing accommodations are also available. If you have needs that require special housing arrangements, we can help.
Transportation accommodations include a shuttle service between buildings on WVU campuses to ease mobility to and from class.
Looking for more information about accommodations? Check out the list of accommodations.
Resources to help you excel.
OAS provides the a variety of services for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, including American Sign Language Interpreting, Live Captioning/Transcribing, and Closed Captioning.
Assistive Technology includes alternative formatting of course materials and Assistive software, including screen readers, screen magnifiers, text-to-speech software, speech-to-text software, and notetaking software.
The West Virginia University Office of Accessibility Services Testing Center helps instructors administer exams, tests, and quizzes, for students with authorized testing accommodations.
Opportunities for students, faculty, and staff.
MindFit offers cutting edge tools for students to strengthen their academic skills, content knowledge, memory, attention span, and cognitive function.
The Autism Support Program (ASP) at West Virginia University provides support, strategies, and programming individualized to the strengths, abilities, and needs of each student served.
The Accessibility Student Advisory Group advises, influences, and improves WVU's programs and initiatives regarding accessibility at WVU. Check out this page for more information about ASAG.