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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.
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.
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.
What are some examples of services
that are available? |
Support
Services:
Counseling open until 8:00 pm M-Th
- Tutoring
- Note Takers
- Interpreters (ASL)
- CART Reporters |
Assistive Technology:
- CCTV
- Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
- Zoom Text Software
- JAWS Software |
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.
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. A Release of Information Form can be printed
out from the forms list at the end of this section granting the
professional providing the documentation permission to send confidential
information to the ADA Counselor. High School Individual Education
Plans (IEP) and 504 Plans, while informative, are not sufficient
to establish eligibility. If desired, the ADA Counselor can assist
with this process.
A student wishing to receive accommodations needs to follow these
steps:
- Contact
the ADA Counselor and identify her/himself as disabled.
- Meet
with the ADA Counselor as soon as possible to allow time to
make arrangements.
- Fill
out a "Request for Accommodations Form" and a "Release
for Exchange of Information Form". (See forms list at the
end of this section.)
- Provide
recent documentation of the disability for which one is seeking
accommodations.
- Wait
for notification from the ADA Counselor that acceptable documentation
has been received and accommodations can now be approved.
- Meet
with the ADA Counselor to sign the notices to the instructors
of each class for which s/he is registered. These notices outline
the accommodations to be provided and must be issued at the beginning
of each semester.
- Deliver
the notices to each class instructor.
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