Accessibility and ADA Services

Unity Environmental University is committed to providing a supportive and accessible learning environment through reasonable accommodations for all ADA qualified students. This commitment includes making Unity Environmental University’s academic programs and learning environments, facilities, housing, non-academic services and extracurricular activities accessible as required by applicable laws.

If you would like to learn how Unity Environmental University creates an inclusive learning environment or would like to request ADA accommodations, please contact the ADA Coordinator for your program as early as possible. All inquiries and information are kept strictly confidential.

Process for Students Requesting ADA Accommodations

While students may request an accommodation(s) any time in their educational career, we encourage students and prospective students to do so as early as possible.

Obtaining accommodations through Unity Environmental University follows a formal process that must be initiated by the student.  

1. Potential and current students should contact the ADA Coordinator for their program to discuss the University’s process and the student’s needs.
2. A student must self-disclose their disability through submitting a Request for Academic Accommodations along with the Health Care Practitioner Form with the appropriate diagnostic information.
   • Housing accommodations are for students in the residential portion of Unity at Pineland and Hybrid Learning programs. Students living at USM must submit contact the  Disability Services Center at USM or email:  dsc-usm@maine.edu.
   • Students may also submit recent academic documentation, such as an IEP or 504 Plan, to provide the coordinator of the appropriate SEBU with context for past accommodations. However, accommodations in college may differ from those allowed in high school.
3. ADA Coordinators will determine student eligibility for accommodations once all required documentation has been received. Eligibility is determined through a review of the Health Care Practitioner Form completed by a qualified professional.
4. The ADA Coordinator will engage in an interactive dialogue with the student to discuss reasonable accommodations.
5. Students will be notified in writing of approved accommodations.
6. Accommodations do not go into effect until the review process has been completed, a determination of a reasonable accommodations has been made and formalized with a signed Notification of Accommodations. Accommodations cannot be applied retroactively.

All inquiries and information are kept strictly confidential and shared only on a need-to-know basis. 

Distance Education

To request accommodations for Distance Education, please complete the following forms: Request for Accommodations and Healthcare Practitioner Form, or contact:

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In-Person Education

To request accommodations for In-Person Education, please complete the following forms: Request for Accommodations and Healthcare Practitioner Form, or contact: