Disability Services Mission Statement

Disability Services is committed to ensuring equal treatment, educational opportunity, academic freedom, and human dignity for students with learning, physical, and psychological disabilities. Disability Services actuates this commitment by providing reasonable and appropriate accommodations to students with disabilities, assisting students with disabilities in self-advocacy, educating the Biola community about disabilities, and by ensuring legal compliance with state and federal disability law.

Disability Services Goals

  1. To provide a safe, comfortable, and caring place of contact and support for students with disabilities.
  2. To understand the manifestation of the student's disability and to implement appropriate accommodations which address the student's limitations.
  3. To treat persons with disabilities with dignity and respect and to view disability issues as matters of diversity.
  4. To facilitate ongoing improvements in areas of structural access, assistive technology, accommodation availability, community education, and administrative advocacy.
  5. To assist students with disabilities in their professional development by encouraging them to participate in activities such as leadership experiences and career internships.
  6. To make meaningful professional contributions to the larger disciplines of Disability Services, Student Affairs, Psychology, Counseling, and Health Sciences.