Jean M. Mason Disability Services Russell Lower Level #23 (570) 484-2665 Fax (570) 484-2894 jmason1@lhup.edu

Please follow these steps to obtain services based on your needs:

            Accommodation Letters for Professors: Please see Jean Mason, Secretary for Disability
            Services in 23 Russell Hall. Room 23 is in the basement. To get there, go back to the lobby
            of Russell Hall, turn left and follow the short hallway back to the staircase. Go down the
            stairs and through the double doors. Make a left at the intersection and her door is the
            third on the left.

Remember that accommodation letters need to be provided to
your professors at the beginning of each semester.

Books on Tape: Please obtain a Books on Tape Request Form from http://www.lhup.edu/jmason1/, complete, and e-mail it to Jean Mason at jmason1@lhup.edu. Please note that if we are able to obtain books on tape from our provider, they usually take two at at least (2) weeks to arrive. If we cannot obtain the books from our provider, Jean Mason will ask you to provide a course syllabus so that we can have someone read the chapters that you need.  Live one on one readings are also avialable. 

 Note Takers: Please obtain a Note Taker Request Form from http://www.lhup.edu/jmason1/, fill out the form and email it to Jean Mason at jmason1@lhup.edu. Once notes are available, they will be placed outside of the box in front of Jean Mason’s office in Room 23 Russell Hall (see directions to Room 23 under “Accommodation Letters”). Please be aware that note taking services will be cancelled if: 1) You do not or rarely attend the course or2) You do not pick up your notes at least twice a week.

Extended Time for Exams in Disability Service’s Quiet Room: Please contact Jean Mason, Secretary for Disability Services at jmason1@lhup.edu or (570) 484-2665 to meet with her to schedule your exams. If a professor gives an unscheduled exam, we require that you notify Jean Mason at least five (5) working days notice in order to make the necessary accommodations.

Scheduling an Appointment with a Counselor: Please contact Jean Mason, Secretary for Disability Services at jmason1@lhup.edu or (570) 484-2665. Please provide Jean Mason with all of the times that you are open and she will schedule you into the next available appointment time.