Beulah Oldham
Director
e-mail: oldhamb@apsu.edu

Ms. Oldham has been with the University since 1989. She is the director of the Office of Disability Services. She has a BS in psychology from APSU and a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling from TSU.

Dr. Bryon Kluesner, Assistant Director
Email: kluesnerb@apsu.edu

Dr. Kluesner has been with the University since 2004. He is the assistant director of the Office of Disability Services. He has a BS in Health Care Management, an MS in Rehabilitation Administration, and a Doctor of Rehabilitation from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Brenda Cusic, Secretary II
Email: cusicb@apsu.edu

Ms. Cusic has been with the university since 1997. Brenda received her B.A. in Business Administration from APSU and her M.B.A. from Walden University she is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Decision Sciences.
 

Disability Services has the added assistance of graduate students and several student assistants.

Seeking Assistance?  
     The Office of Disability Services (ODS) provides services for students with physical, mental, or learning disabilities. Our staff is available to answer questions you may have regarding the services we offer to APSU students with disabilities. We offer several workshops to both students and instructors to help develop an awareness and promote a better understanding of the needs of students with disabilities.
     If you believe you can benefit from our services, please arrange an appointment with one of our staff to assess how we may best serve your needs.

Our Mission
     The Office of Disability Services is dedicated to providing academic assistance for those students with disabilities enrolled at Austin Peay State University. We provide information to students, faculty, staff, and administrators about the needs of students with disabilities. We ensure the accessibility of programs, services, and activities to students having a disability. We are a resource of information pertaining to disability issues and advocate a student with disabilities participation in campus life.
     Our motto is "Moving Toward Independence" and we promote self reliance through education and self improvement. By assisting a student with disabilities and teaching the student about the necessary tools needed to succeed, our office empowers that student. Therefore, giving a student with disabilities a greater sense of self reliance. We believe that education and promoting self reliance is the key to a successful future.

What do we do?
     Each semester ODS assists you by ensuring that the necessary accommodations you request are available to you.

We assist in the process of obtaining:

• accessible housing
• auditory information printed
• enlarged print
• interpreter services
• note taking
• physical access
• reader services
• special seating
• special testing - settings/ conditions

    
We coordinate the registration process for students who are blind and /or low vision, deaf and /or hard of hearing, and those that have mobility impairments.

We serve as liaisons/advocates to other branches of the University Community.  Such as: