Purpose of Disability Services
- Provide services and accommodations to students with disabilities
- Work closely with faculty and staff in an advisory capacity
- Assist in the development of reasonable accommodations for students
- Provide equal access for “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities
Qualified Individual (Sec 504)
- Have a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activity
- Meets academic and technical standards requisite to admission or participation in the education program or activity
Confidentiality
- Disability documentation is confidential between the student and Disability Services except in emergencies
- Any explicit or implicit inference to a particular student and the disability is inappropriate
Eligibility Verification
- Depends on the nature of the disability and its impact on learning per the documentation
- Identification of the nature and extent of the disability
- Information on the functional limitation as related to the academic environment
- Recommended reasonable accommodations
- Verification by another institution or organization does NOT guarantee eligibility at NCMC
Access to Academic Services
- Reasonable accommodations shall be made for eligible students with disabilities
- Accommodations are provided to allow equal opportunity for students with disabilities
- Requests that would alter the academic standards are not granted
- Each student is given individual consideration
Student Responsibilities
- Identify themselves to the Disability Services office
- Provide appropriate documentation of disability
- Provide a minimum of four weeks written notice for accommodation requests each semester. Some requests, such as an interpreter or adaptive equipment, may take longer
- Notify faculty one week in advance of test and make appointments with Disability Services
- Take test at the same time the class meets unless the instructor provides permission
- Self monitor progress with faculty, request assistance, and meet college standards
- Inform Disability Support Services office staff if there are problems with approved accommodations
Disability Services Responsibilities
- Prevent discrimination of qualified students
- Reduce or eliminate physical, academic, and attitudinal barriers
- Respect a student’s right to privacy and confidentiality
Contact Information:
Kristi Weldon
Alexander Student Center
1301 Main Street
Trenton, MO 64683
660.359.3948, ext. 1405 or email kweldon@mail.ncmissouri.edu