Accommodation & Disability Services (ADS) is dedicated to providing students living with a disability equal opportunity to participate in ABAC programs, courses, and activities through reasonable accommodation services. The office, a part of Academic Support, supports students, staff, and faculty with accommodation requests, implementation, guidance, and general information. Finding support while attending college does not have to be a challenge. Don’t hesitate to contact ADS if you have any questions or to set up an appointment to discuss accommodations needed due to a disability, learning disorder, or temporary medical condition.
Register with ADS
Accommodation & Disability Services (ADS) is dedicated to ensuring nondiscrimination and equitable access to programs, courses, and activities for qualified students with disabilities. The Accommodations Coordinator works with students, faculty, and staff in developing reasonable accommodations and strategies for a successful learning experience while maintaining classroom rigor and academic standards.
Accommodations Information and Guidelines
Be sure to check out the following links for more information on common accommodations and guidelines for specific accommodations:
Flexibility in Attendance Guidelines and Agreement Form
Class Participation Accommodations Guidelines
Determining Essential Requirements for Courses
Meal Plan Exemption
Students who are interested in exempting the meal plan due to medical/dietary reasons are able to complete the exemption form online. The Meal Plan Exemption Request Form must be completed online every semester, within the first two weeks of the semester.
Only students with medical/dietary reasons are eligible for exemption. All other housing residents must have a meal plan.
Accommodation Testing
Students who would like to take their exams with the ADS Office will need to register online at least two business days before the exam. Below are the steps of how exam requests are received and handled by ADS:
Service & Emotional Support Animals
Service Animal
A service animal, defined by Title II and Title III of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Examples of animals that fit the ADA’s definition of “service animal” because they have been specifically trained to perform a task for the person with a disability:
- Guide Dog or Seeing Eye® Dog
- Hearing or Signal Dog
- Psychiatric Service Dog
- SSigDOG (sensory signal dogs or social signal dogs)
- Seizure Response Dog
Under Title II and III of the ADA, service animals are limited to dogs. However, entities must make reasonable modifications in policies to allow individuals with disabilities to use miniature horses if they have been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for individuals with disabilities.
Students who are living on campus and utilizing a service animal as defined by Title II and Title III of the ADA must register their animal with Accommodation & Disability Services. Commuter students are strongly encouraged to register their service animal.
Service Animal Policy & Registration
Click here to schedule an appointment or email ads@abac.edu for more information.
Emotional Support Animal
ESAs are a category of animals that may provide necessary emotional support to an individual with a mental or psychiatric disability that alleviates one or more identified symptoms of an individual's disability but which are not considered Service Animals under the ADA.
ABAC is pleased to host ESAs in our residence halls as reasonable accommodations for students who have a documented disability. An ESA may be permitted to reside with their owner in the student's on-campus residence if:
- A healthcare or mental health professional prescribes an ESA to a student with a disability, which is integral to the student's treatment plan. An ESA that poses a threat to the health or safety of others, would cause substantial physical damage to college property or others' property, or fundamentally alter the college's residence life program, will not be permitted.
- The student has provided adequate documentation of disability to ADS.
- The student has reviewed the ESA Guidelines and received approval by completing the application process. Please note that there are two approvals received during the application process. The first is approval to have an ESA from ADS, and the second approval is from Residence Life & Housing.
Below, you will find the policies and procedures regarding ESAs in the residential facilities and a link to the ESA application that must be completed for an ESA to be housed on campus.
Click here to schedule an appointment or email ads@abac.edu for more information.
Contact Us
Accommodation & Disability Services
Carlton Center, Suite 314
2802 Moore Hwy., Tifton GA 31793
229.391.5132
229.391.4996 (fax)
ads@abac.edu
Accessibility Statement
Accessibility Statement
The Institute’s vision is to create a culture of access for an inclusive learning and working environment. The commitment to accessibility for all is demonstrated in the numerous teaching and support on campus for students and employees with disabilities.
If you would like more information on our accessibility practices, please contact Accommodation & Disability Services at 229.391.5132.
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