Accessibility and Disability Services

The Accessibility and Disability Services Office helps ensure students with disabilities experience equal access during their time at Ridgewater. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

• Assistive devices
• Course selection and program advising
• Testing
• Note-taking
• Sign language interpreting

Who Is Eligible for Accessibility and Disability Services?

An individual with a disability is defined as any person who:

• Has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities
• Has a record of such an impairment
• Is regarded as having such an impairment

How to Apply for Accessibility and Disability Services

If you believe you need an accommodation, please submit an accommodation request form [PDF]  Students may supplement the accommodation request form with additional documentation, if needed.   View documentation guidelines [PDF]  These forms may be submitted at any time during the semester.

Accommodation requests are reviewed on an individual, case-by-case basis. After the review, a disability services coordinator will contact you to set up an “interactive” appointment to discuss possible accommodations. If you have not heard from disability services within a week of submitting information, please contact the office.

Request an American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter

For students that are hearing impaired, please request for an ASL Interpreter at least two weeks prior to your scheduled appointment. For the Hutchinson Campus, contact Sarah Fosso, [email protected]. For the Willmar Campus, contact Jay Morrison, [email protected].

Contact Accessibility and Disability Services

Jay Morrison
Office A119 (Willmar Campus)
[email protected]
Phone: 320-222-8040
Fax: 320-222-5216
2101 15^th Avenue NW
Willmar, MN 56201

Sarah Fosso
Office 116 (Hutchinson Campus)
[email protected]
Phone: 320-234-8650
Fax: 320-234-8506
2 Century Avenue SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350

If you are an online student, please feel free to contact either of the Willmar or Hutchinson campus representatives.

Note: It is Ridgewater College policy to provide flexible and individualized services to students who have disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Please contact the Accessibility & Disability Services Coordinator on your campus to discuss your accommodation needs. This information is available in alternative formats upon request. Students with hearing or speech disabilities may contact us via their preferred telecommunications relay service. Please allow adequate time for the college to respond to your request.