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Applying for
Services
NOTICE: It is very important
that all students with disabilities recognize that it is your
responsibility to request services in a timely manner. Arranging for
some accommodations takes time. Please allow 2-3 weeks for audio books and sign language interpreting.
New CCC Students
New students at Clackamas must do the
following to receive services:
- Fill out an "Application
request for support services" form. These are available in the
counseling center in the community center building.
- Gather documents that establish the
existence of a disability.
- Make an appointment to see the
disability counselor. This can be done directly by calling the
office of the disability counselor or through the help center staff
in the community center.
Continuing CCC Students
Continuing students at Clackamas that
have already registered with the Disability Resource Center should attend all
of their classes once and then see the DRC counselor to arrange for
accommodation as needed. If you have not previously registered with DRC
follow the instructions for new students.
Who is Served by the Disability
Resource Center?
Any enrolled student at Clackamas
Community College who has the ability to benefit from college services
and has a documented disability is eligible for DRC services.
Eligibility is based upon a specific
standard of documented record of disability. Students must provide this
documentation at their own cost and effort.
DRC reserves the right to deny services
or accommodations until such time as the appropriate documentation is
provided.
The actual services that will be
provided are determined in consultation with the student by the DRC
counselor.
Required Documentation
Documentation can be a letter or report
from an appropriate professional that states the disability and
functional limitations.
Documentation of Disability
Who needs documentation of a
disability?
Any CCC student who wants to receive
accommodations must provide clear evidence of a disability.
What is documentation?
Documentation is information about
the disability provided by a doctor or professional trained in the
specific area of disability.
When must this documentation be
provided?
Documentation should be proved to
Disabled Student Services before the student can receive services.
Where is the documentation kept?
Documentation is kept in a separate
confidential file and will not be part of the student's academic
record.
Why does CCC need documentation of
the disability?
The Office of Disabled Student
Services needs sufficient information to determine eligibility and
effective accommodations for each student. Funding sources require
documentation be on file.
Documentation suggested for
specific disability areas
Attention deficit disorder
Relevant reports and documentation
from diagnosing physician or psychologist and additional information
from current therapist.
Hearing Impairment
Physician's statement that includes
diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and functional limitations.
Visual Impairment
Physician's statement that includes
diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and functional limitation.
Psychological Disorder
Mental Health Professional's
statement that includes diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and
functional limitations.
Orthopedic Impairment
Physician's statement that includes
diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and functional limitation
may be required.
Other Health Impairment
Physician's statement that includes
diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and functional limitation
may be required.
Speech/Language Impairment
Report from a licensed speech
pathologist stating the diagnosis, nature of disability, severity, and
functional limitation may be required.
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Documentation must include an assessment that meets the following
criteria:
- Be recent, appropriate and
relevant to the student's learning environment.
- Be administered by a qualified
professional, such as:
- State licensed psychologist or
professional counselor
- Post-secondary staff in
disability service or department of special education
- School Psychologist
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Division Diagnostician
- Utilize acceptable test
instruments
- Intellectual Assessment:
- Woodcock Johnson
Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised, Standard AND Supplemental
Batteries (WJPEB-R)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) or 3rd Edition (WAIS III)
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
(4th Edition)
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for
Children Revised (WISC-R)
Achievement Tests:
- Woodcock Johnson
Psycho-Educational Battery----Tests of Achievement, Standard
Battery
- Wechsler Individual Achievement
Test (WIAT)
- Stanford Test of Academic Skills
(STAS)
- Scholastic Abilities Test for
Adults (SATA)
To be considered Learning Disabled,
the assessment must indicate the following:
- Full Scale/broad cognitive score on
the Intellectual Assessment must fall in the average range or
higher.
- A significant difference (-1.5
standard deviations or more) must exist between the full scale/broad
cognitive score and the standard score in one or more of the
achievement areas.
Or
- A wide scatter of scores, based on
age norm. Either inter or intra test on the WAIS-R or WJPED-R
Cognitive.
Abstracted and adapted from:
"Recommended Minimum Standards for Evaluation of Learning
Disabilities" approved of Oregon Association of Higher Education
and Disability----ORAHEAD
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