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Eastern Iowa Community Colleges endorses the principle of equal educational opportunities for all people, regardless of disability, in the educational programs or activities it operates. Empowerment of the student, versus dependence on the system shall be the philosophy governing decisions and services.
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges ensures that its programs, activities, and services comply with provisions of state and federal civil rights legislation for persons with disabilities. The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as any person who has a record of, or is regarded as having, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. According to the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, an “otherwise qualified individual with a disability” is a person who, with or without reasonable accommodations, can meet the essential program or course requirements. District policy calls for reasonable accommodations to be made for these individuals on a case-by-case basis. However, it is the responsibility of the student to seek available assistance at each college, to complete the Student Disabilities Services application, and to provide current documentation of disability. Students with disabilities may use services and reasonable accommodations to reduce the effects that a disability may have on their performance in an academic setting. These accommodations, however, do not lower course standards or alter degree requirements but instead give students a better chance to demonstrate their academic skills.
How to Request Services
Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott Community Colleges employ a Disability Services Coordinator on each campus to work with individuals with disabilities to develop and coordinate services based on individual need.
If you are a student with a disability who requires academic accommodation to participate fully in the educational experience, follow the steps listed below.
- Contact the Disability Services Coordinator on your campus
- Submit the completed Disability Services Student Intake form AND supporting documentation to the
Disability Services Coordinator on your campus.
- Schedule a time to meet with the Disability Services Coordinator to discuss accommodations and
coordination of these services.
- Deliver the signed accommodation form/s to your instructors. It is the students’ responsibility to discuss the accommodation request with each instructor.
- Keep in touch with the Disability Services Coordinator as needed.
NOTE: The college and/or instructor are not responsible for providing accommodations until notification of disability is provided, appropriate documentation is submitted, and a signed accommodation form is presented.
Examples of Services
Reasonable accommodation means an alternative means to access information or facilities, or alternative ways to demonstrate knowledge, without compromising essential academic objectives and without undue financial or administrative burden on the institution.
Below are some examples of accommodations that may be provided based on documentation and need:
- Extended time on exams
- Quiet setting for exams
- Tape recording of lectures
- Peer note taker
- Use of computers for exams
- Sign language interpreter
- Use of assistive technology
Services are not limited to those described above. Students are encouraged to discuss their needs with the Disability Resources person on their campus and meet with their instructors so that individual needs can be met.
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