Assistance
Program for Students With Disabilities
Welcome to
our Assistance Program!
Public Safety
wants students to have a safe and complete experience while at Mount
Holyoke College. If you have a disability, we need you to let us
know what we can do to help. Please note that offices with whom
you coordinate other services (housing, academic assistance, etc.),
may not be able legally to share information with us. We urge you
to let us know if you require assistance, including emergency evacuation
in case of a fire.
Transportation
Services
We provide transportation
for students who have disabilities, whether they are permanent or
temporary. The college's Health Center coordinates the Ride Card
service. Speak with a clinician to request this service. The College's
disability coordinator can aid students with more permanent disabilities
in coordinating longer-term transportation.
Emergency
Evacuation
Our officers
also are first responders to fire alarms and other emergencies in
the residence halls and academic buildings. Please contact us to
discuss safety measures for safe evacuation and how to know whether
or not you are in a building when an emergency arises.
Medical Emergency
Response
Additionally,
our officers provide emergency medical response. If you have a condition
that affects what aide you may need, or if you have a condition
like severe allergies that may require a more knowledgeable emergency
response, please contact us to discuss your situation.
Our disability
services coordinator is Director Paul Ominsky. Please contact him
Monday - Friday at 538-2304 or via email at pominsky@mtholyoke.edu.
We maintain
student health information in the strictest of confidence, and would
only release information to responding officers and to dispatchers
who send those officers so our response increases your safety.
Do not hesitate
to contact us if you have any questions about our emergency response
and your safety.
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