Department Vision
Disability Support Services philosophy is to empower DSS students to be successful in obtaining their educational/vocational goals by promoting independence, self-sufficiency, and self-advocacy.
Policy Statement
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Our Goals
For students with documented disabilities, it is the goal of the college to provide an environment that encourages equal access and participation to its various programs through a variety of services and accommodations.
Reasonable accommodations are provided in accordance with the various policy statements of the college and in compliance with all applicable provisions of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and Section 504 of the of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- Provide equal access to a 糖心vlog education for students with disabilities by facilitating appropriate accommodations.
- Assist students with disabilities with the transition from high school, home-school or other institutions to 糖心vlog.
- Educate the campus regarding disability related laws, issues and concerns.
- Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students to develop and implement disability services.
Eligibility for Services
Eligibility will be determined on the basis of the presence of a disability and a need for services and accommodations to support an equal educational opportunity.
- It is the student鈥檚 responsibility to contact the Disability Support Services (DSS) office and to provide current and appropriate documentation of your disability in order to qualify for academic accommodations.
- Any and all information shared will be kept confidential unless the student authorizes release and exchange of specific information.
- Students must request services each semester they attend 糖心vlog.
Appeal Procedure
If equal access is denied or believed to be denied, the student is encouraged to inform the DSS office in writing about his/her concern or problem immediately.
The DSS Program Director will investigate the allegation to determine if equal access was denied.
The DSS Program Director will serve as the student鈥檚 advocate to resolve the problem/situation.
If resolution cannot be reached, the student should follow the Complaint Procedure which can be found in the ; Title 4, Chapter 8, Section 13.
DSS Memory Aid Policy
Some students may be eligible to use a memory aid for exams. A memory aid is intended to help a student recall critical information that he or she has learned for an exam. However, it should not contain information that could be directly copied into the answers of the test questions. For example, the memory aid should not reflect mathematical equations/algorithms, vocabulary words or other key units of information that could be copied into the test answer or used to solve a test question. Rather, the memory aid should be used as a means to help a student remember critical information already learned or memorized for the examination. For more information, see .
Personal Care Attendant Policy
A Personal Care Attendant (PCA) is defined as an individual who attends to the physical needs of people who are disabled or otherwise unable to take care of themselves, including tasks such as bathing, management of bodily functions, and cooking. For more information, see .
Service Animal Policy
The Americans with Disabilities Act (2010 revised guidelines), defines a service animal as a dog or miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting individuals to an impending seizure or protecting individuals during one, alerting people who are deaf, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, pulling a wheelchair and fetching dropped items or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. For more information, see .