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Disability Support Services
Our Disability Support Services staff seeks to ensure that all students
receive the opportunity to learn to their fullest abilities. Our services
include providing note-takers, interpreters, and scribes, enlarged textbooks,
extended testing times, counseling, and referrals to community agencies. We
arrange optimal classroom seating (placement, as well as types of chairs
and desks).
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made to
ensure access to academic programs, services, and employment in accordance
with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
College programs and facilities are designed to be accessible to students
with disabilities. Each campus has designated parking and special restroom
facilities for these students. Support services also aid students with
disabilities with career planning, financial aid, personal counseling and
placement. Our staff works with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
and other service agencies to help students with disabilities access local
community resources.
If you have a disability, it’s your responsibility to contact the campus
Disability Support Services representative to request accommodations. Any
information you share is kept confidential unless you authorize release
and exchange of specified information. Requests for accommodations and
documentation of disability must be received one month before enrolling
for the next academic term. Some requests take additional time to fill.
We’ll make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations in a timely
manner.
For more information, review our online guide,
ACCESS:
A Guide for Students, Faculty, and Staff. It defines disabilities, contains a
question-and-answer section, and also describes various types of accommodations.
You may also contact the Office
of Disability Support Services for a copy.
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