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About the Office for Disability Services (ODS)
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The Office for Disability Services provides for accommodations and support services for students
that are individualized and flexible for students with disabilities. Student medical and school
documentation is reviewed so that eligibility for services can be determined. Confidentiality is maintained.
The student informs faculty of any special needs. ODS staff members are trained and knowledgeable to assist students and faculty on
issues of academic adjustment, learning strategies,
advocacy skills and transition from high school to college and into employment.
Eligibility for Services
Disability Services provides services and accommodations for a wide variety of students who have disabilities. To initiate services,
documentation of a disability, in one of the following forms, must be provided:
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder A copy of a recent diagnostic report which states the DSM diagnosis; symptoms; instruments and procedures used to make the diagnosis; description of functional limitations,
a record of medications used, prescribed dosage, any side effects experienced.
Chronic Illness A letter from a physician stating the diagnosis and impact of the disability, including any limitations and a record of medications, prescribed dosage, and any side effects experienced.
Hearing Impairment A copy of a recent audiological examination, which should include a diagnosis with etiology, degree, type, and configuration of loss,
description of functional limitations,
a record of medications used, prescribed dosage, any side effects experienced, and a copy of a recent IEP and MFE
or ETR, if available.
Learning Disability Results of psycho-educational test battery
current within the past five years with functional limitations and recommended accommodations and a copy of a recent IEP
and Multi-Factor Evaluation (MFE) or Evaluation Team Report (ETR).
Mobility Impairment Written diagnosis of a mobility impairment, description of functional limitations, a record of medications used, prescribed dosage,
any side effects experienced,
and a copy of a recent IEP and MFE or ETR, if available.
Psychiatric Disability A current letter from a psychologist or psychiatrist stating the diagnosis, characteristics of the disability, description of functional limitations,
a record of medications used, prescribed dosage, any side effects experienced, and a recent copy of an IEP and MFE
or ETR, if available.
Visual Impairment A copy of a recent eye examination, which should include diagnosis and visual acuity, description of functional limitations,
a record of medications used, prescribed dosage, any side effects experienced, a copy of a recent Individualized Education Plan (IEP),
and a multi-factored evaluation (MFE), or evaluation team report (ETR) if available.
Students with other types of disabilities should consult with the Disability Services staff to determine the documentation needed.
The intent of the documentation is to ensure that those with legitimate disabilities receive services appropriate for the characteristics of the disability.
Our Staff
Staff members at Disability Services are specialists in particular areas. You will meet with someone who is trained and knowledgeable, who will work with you on issues of academic accommodations, disability adjustment, learning strategies, advocacy skills, and transition.
Staff members are involved in a variety of additional activities. At times they act as advocates for students to ensure access to appropriate accommodations. Or they may serve as consultants to faculty and staff on disability-related issues. They provide in service training
to the community as well as participate in various campus committees. The primary goal of each staff member, however, is to ensure that students with disabilities
have equal access to our college and the education they seek.
Our Services
Disability Services provides services for individual needs and type of disability. General services may include:
- Exam accommodations
- Specialized adapted equipment and technical assistance & computer software
- Disability counseling and advocacy
- Priority scheduling
- Support groups
- Learning strategies workshops
- Peer tutoring
- Books through RFB&D
- Taped textbooks
- Computer learning center
- Notetakers or access to class notes
- Sign language interpreters
- Personal counseling
- Quiet studio space for exams
- Readers and/or scribes for exams
- Computers for essay exams
- Disability parking permits
- CCTV system
Academic Adjustment Summary of Services
Interpreter or Real Time
Captioning - The student will provide
information about utilizing these services. Appropriate seating will need
to be determined.
Note taking Assistance (from class volunteer) - The student may ask for instructor
assistance in finding a volunteer to share class notes. The ODS will have
the notes copied or supply NCR tablets.
Computer/Screen Reader for tests - Computers, in a proctored setting, are
available through the ODS. The student is responsible for reserving space
48 hours before the exam. The instructor should arrange for materials,
password and access instructions to be in the ODS.
Enlarged print -
The ODS or Services Center will assist instructors with enlargement of
print for test and class materials. Usually 48 hours is sufficient time to
produce small documents; larger quantities require additional time. A
clear black and white copy is necessary for quality production.
Use of CCTV - This
piece of equipment enlarges print one section of a page at a time,
projecting the image on a screen. It will not print an enlarged text.
It
is available in the Assistive Technology Lab. A student needing the CCTV on a test or to read items such as maps should make arrangements 48
hours before the needed time.
Use of adjustable table/chair
- If there is no table or pneumatic chair in
the classroom, the student should notify the LAC. Also if more than one
student per class has this accommodation, one of the students should
notify the LAC, H53, 366-9246.
Service Animals -
Authorized service animals may be in the classroom. Seating selection will
need to be considered.
Sound Amplification
- Equipment varies.
Extended Time -
The student will need increased time to take tests, exams, etc. If
suitable space and time are available for the student to test in one
location, without changing rooms, the instructor may proctor the test.
Tests may also be taken in the Testing Lab in, H53. Tests may be delivered to the LAC in person, in the
mail, faxed, or emailed. A proctor form is required with each test. They
are available in the Testing Center and the Services Center F156.
Reading Machine/Print to
Audio -
This equipment translates print to audio. A
clean, print copy is needed for translation. Staff in the ODS will either
train the student to use this equipment, or will produce the needed tapes,
depending on the student’s mobility and other factors. The instructor and
student should determine how materials will get to the ODS. Consultation
with ODS staff is advised.
Soundproof - The
only soundproof rooms are located in the Testing Lab of the Testing Center. The
student is responsible for reserving a room by calling 366-9246 or coming
to H53 at least 48 hours in advance of the date needed. The instructor
should arrange for any materials to be available in the Testing Center.
Textbooks tape/CD from Recordings for Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
- Textbooks on tape must be
ordered in advance of the start of the quarter. Students may contact
instructors in the quarter prior to a class, requesting information needed
to order the book on tape. Instructor cooperation is key in arranging this
accommodation.
Reader and/or Scribe for test
- Trained readers and scribes are available
through the Testing Center. The student is responsible for making arrangements 48
hours before an exam by calling 366-9246. The instructor should arrange
for any materials to be available in the Testing Center.
Adapted Access to Computer
- If a computer station in the lab
preferred by the student does not have software or devices enabling
complete access, the instructor should contact the ODS. Examples of
adapted access are enlarged text, screen reader, voice input, joystick,
split keyboard, etc.
The Office for Disability Services labs and office are located in
Hopewell 53
1179 University Drive
Newark, OH 43055
(740) 366-9246
(614) 292-4094 (Cols.)
1-800-9NEWARK (Ohio)
(740) 364-9646 (FAX)
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