Services for Students with Disabilities

09/21/2026

Save the date: October 15, 2026, at the Center for the Arts in the Cube!
Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) annually hosts the Excellence in Access & Inclusion Awards reception to recognize faculty, staff, students, teams, and departments for contributing to an inclusive and accessible environment at Virginia Tech.

🔗: https://ssd.vt.edu/about/access_inclusion_awards.html

08/10/2026

Nominate a student, faculty or staff member for contributing to an inclusive and accessible environment at Virginia Tech! Nominations made by September 9 will be considered for the Oct. 15, 2026 awards!

Nominate here: https://ssd.vt.edu/about/access_inclusion_awards.html

07/29/2026

"Robbie Werth '74, MBA ’81 first donated to Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in 2018, increasing dedicated accessible testing capacity from 27 seats to 43. Today, the Werth Testing Center has 142 seats."

Learn more about our accessible testing environments!

A generous gift from Robbie Werth '74, MBA ’81 increases operational capacity at the Werth Testing Center.

07/24/2026

Nominate a student, faculty or staff member for contributing to an inclusive and accessible environment at Virginia Tech! Nominations made by September 9 will be considered for the Oct. 15, 2025 awards! ⭐

Nominate here: https://ssd.vt.edu/about/access_inclusion_awards.html

06/13/2022

Announcing SSD Peer Mentor job openings for 2022-2023!
All students desire finding their place on campus, feeling like they belong. Some students experience disability-related barriers to participating in campus social events, activities, and clubs.

As an SSD peer mentor in the Peer Mentoring for Social Engagement program, you could make all the difference by -
• Collaborating with individual mentee(s) to identify various organized campus activities and events.
• Attending specific events with your mentee(s).
• Assisting the Peer Mentor team with planning a monthly fun activity for all participants.
• Communicating about program activities through SSD social media channels.
Who may apply? Rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
• This is a paid position; $11/hour; 8-10 hours per week; 2-semester commitment.
• The Handshake job posting # 6264917 is open to accept applications through April 24, 2022. Find complete job details in Handshake.
• Interviews will be scheduled after final exams, virtual or in-person, depending on each invited applicant's situation.
• Onboarding and job training will begin during late summer before Fall classes begin.

05/27/2022

Tip 5: Check for Accessibility: Virginia Tech has numerous accessibility checkers available. One tool is Ally built-in to Canvas. This tool lets students download documents in an and helps instructors improve the of the course material.

https://tinyurl.com/gaad22-tip5



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05/26/2022

Myth 4: Accommodations are retroactive. FALSE! Accommodations only work forward in time. New accommodations do not apply to the past.

https://tinyurl.com/gaad22-myth4



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05/25/2022

Tip 3: Like headings, distinguishing links from other text on a page makes content easier to read. Screen readers and other assistive technologies allow users to browse a website by links only. Join the Keep C.A.L.M and Use Meaningful Links campaign https://tinyurl.com/gaad22-tip3

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05/24/2022

Myth 3: There are few disabled students at . FALSE! About 7% of students register with our office. That's only a fraction of estimated 1 in 4 people who have a

https://tinyurl.com/gaad22-myth3



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05/23/2022

Tip Number 2: Plain Language: Content written in plain language can ensure that users can quickly understand and act on your content. It might even reduce those frequently asked questions about your syllabus. Check your language with Hemingway App https://hemingwayapp.com/

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