{"id":9195,"date":"2024-08-29T16:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/?page_id=9195"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:08:58","slug":"students-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/mspas\/students-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Students with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/health-sciences\/dpt-or\/images\/anderson-tower.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Anderson Tower at night with lighted sign.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 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href=\"\/health-sciences\/programs\/master-of-science-in-physician-assistant-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Admissions Information<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"\/health-sciences\/programs\/master-of-science-in-physician-assistant-studies\/technical-standards-for-admissions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Standards for Admissions<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/mspas\/students-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_self\" 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hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"\/health-sciences\/programs\/master-of-science-in-physician-assistant-studies\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"\/health-sciences\/programs\/master-of-science-in-physician-assistant-studies\/faqs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">MSPAS FAQs<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mb-8\"><\/div>\n                        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h4>Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy (HFCDHP)<\/h4>\n<p>The mission of the Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy (HFCDHP) is to increase the number of qualified individuals with disabilities to successfully pursue careers in the health professions at Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU). We support the University\u2019s commitment to humanism by providing support services and academic accommodations to students with disabilities. We share information, promote awareness of disability issues, and ensure access for students within the University community.<\/p>\n<h4>About HFCDHP<\/h4>\n<p>HFCDHP values the uniqueness of each student as an integral member of our diverse WesternU community and is the designated office to determine and approve academic modifications or accommodations. HFCDHP serves students with disabilities at both the Pomona and Lebanon campuses. HFCDHP accepts requests at any time. To request accommodations and start the interactive process at WesternU, students are encouraged to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/cdhp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HFCDHP webpage<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the registration process, requirements for disability documentation, and to complete the Student Intake Form. All inquiries are confidential, and students are welcome to obtain general information without registering.<\/p>\n<p>Given HFCDHP\u2019s role in the accommodation process is to provide students with disabilities with the legally mandated and necessary support to work toward a higher education, any requests made directly to instructional personnel related to their academic courses, even if implemented, are not considered a reasonable accommodation. Students who require reasonable accommodation are encouraged to immediately contact HFCDHP as many reasonable accommodations require significant pre-planning and are not retroactive. To schedule an appointment with HFCDHP, please email disabilityaccommodations@westernu.edu. Students are welcome to call the office at (909) 469-5441, or visit the Pomona office in person at 309 E. Second Street, Building 390, Pomona CA, 91766. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/registrar\/2025-2026-university-catalog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Catalog ( beginning page 47)<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities<\/h4>\n<p>Candidates and students must be able to perform all the essential functions of the program with or without reasonable accommodation. A student who discloses a disability and requests accommodation will be referred to the Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy (HFCDHP). The student will be asked to provide documentation of the disability for the purpose of determining appropriate accommodations. The Department of Physician Assistant Studies will provide reasonable accommodations; however, the Department is not required to make modifications that would substantially alter the nature or requirements of the program. A student with questions regarding reasonable accommodation may contact the HFCDHP office by phone, <a href=\"tel:909-469-5441\">(909) 469-5441<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/registrar\/2025-2026-catalog-chs-mspas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHS MSPAS Catalog (page 15, page 28)<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9195"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11340,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9195\/revisions\/11340"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/health-sciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}