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| NOTE: Students who have disabilities are required to self-disclose any request for accommodations. In addition, those requests for special accommodations must be provided to the Disability Counselor or Director of Counseling at least 30 days before the first day of class. This requirement covers face-to-face or distance education courses. |
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| Who is eligible for disability services? |
| An individual is considered to have a "disability" if she/he has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity such as seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, caring for oneself, or working. |
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| What laws apply to disability services? |
| The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law designed to ensure that disabled persons who are otherwise qualified enjoy equal access to educational and employment opportunities. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also applies. |
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| Who can help me with disability services? |
| At Lenoir Community College, one of the Student Services counseling staff members is designated as the Americans with Disabilities Act Counselor. The ADA counselor assists students and faculty with any reasonable accommodations that need to be made to provide equal access to the college's programs. Contact information for the ADA Counselor is listed at the end of this section of information. |
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| What are some examples of services that are available? |
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Support Services: |
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Assistive Technology: |
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Tutoring |
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CCTV |
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Note Takers |
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CD Player for Audio Books |
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Interpreters (ASL) |
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Zoom Text Software |
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CART Reporters |
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JAWS Software |
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| An ADA Counselor is available evenings, Monday - Thursday, until 7:15 pm. |
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| How do disability services in college
differ from those in high school? |
| A student making the transition from high school to college needs to
be aware of the differences in procedure that will be encountered. Educational
laws govern services to the disabled in elementary and secondary schools.
Services provided at the college level come under the Americans with
Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As
a result, the student, rather than parents or teachers, becomes the principle
decision-maker in any planning process and also signs any necessary paperwork.
In fact, the student's first decision must be whether or not s/he desires
to seek accommodations. If so, it is up to him/her to contact the ADA
Counselor. |
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| Differences between High School and College for Students with Disabilities |
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| What type of information do I need to provide about my disability? |
| Documentation including a diagnosis is required by law in order to
determine eligibility and must be from a licensed/certified professional.
Since a current level of functioning should be included, the documentation
should be recent. High School Individual Education
Plans (IEP) and 504 Plans, while informative, are not sufficient
to establish eligibility. |
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A student wishing to receive accommodations needs to follow these
steps: |
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Contact
the ADA Counselor and identify her/himself as desiring accommodations. |
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Provide
recent documentation of the disability for which one is seeking
accommodations as soon as possible to allow time to make arrangements. Guidelines for documentation of the applicable disability should be printed out. The guidelines need to be given to the professional providing the documentation. The professional needs to complete the documentation form and send it to the ADA Counselor at the address on the guidelines. Forms can be printed below. |
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Wait
for notification from the ADA Counselor that acceptable documentation
has been received and accommodations can now be approved. |
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Meet
with the ADA Counselor to fill out a Request for Accommodations and to sign the notices to the instructors
of each class for which she/he is registered. These notices outline
the accommodations to be provided and must be issued at the beginning
of each semester. |
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Deliver
the notices to each class instructor. |
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Notices to instructor must be obtained again at the beginning of each semester. |
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| Forms for Documentation |
| (Must be printed out and submitted by mail/fax) |
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| General LCC Forms: |
| (Can be filled out and submitted online) |
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